Gaming Best OS

[Pyrmon]

That was just showing of the UI and level of customization possible with the Ubuntu OS. It is also quite fast and it doesn't get viruses. Oh, and it's free and open-source. And I do believe Ubuntu to be quite capable and to have all the functionality of Windows and more.

True, Ubuntu and Linux in general is very customisable. It's also very fast. It also gets viruses. It's free, although being open-source only matters to the development community. To end users, being free is one of the main features.

As for being capable and as functional as Windows... well, I've not seen that. A computer running Ubuntu will have no access to any other system on my network (making network gaming impossible) and have flakey performance with the internet due to the way my security is set up. Add the fact that the majority of my games won't run on it... well anyway, that's not to say that it's not capable, but I've not seen it be as functional as Windows.

EDIT: Am I the only one who feels this thread isn't really needed on GBATemp?

They're so rare it's negligible. It's not a big concern, compared to Windows.
Windows only games can work on a Linux machine(some of them at least) along with a multitude of programs made for windows.
My computer is in a network with a windows computer and it works fine and internet performance as always been top-notch. What kind of security do you use that could hinder internet performance?

 

[Originality]

In essence, anything that's not authenticated or covered by Kaspersky and the other 2 firewalls in my network gets packet scanned. Twice. The second time by a floating server (one that's not located in my network). I set it up years ago as a countermeasure to a period of time when some people from school were actively trying to hack me, and just never took it down because it works so well. The authenticating software doesn't work on Ubuntu, so that's what triggers the extra scans, and that causes latency and some packet dropouts that occasionally interfere with DNS lookups.

Still, with Windows 7 working well for me, and Ubuntu only used as an interesting experiment that puts older computers to use, I don't feel the need to switch.

 

[Wizerzak]

 

[Wizerzak]

^y is my post blank?^

 

[Joe88]

Here's my Ubuntu desktop:

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Now, compare THAT to a windows desktop and come tell me it isn't awesome.

its not
just use sidebar and install rocketdock and its the same exact thing...

 

[Hakoda]

Mac OS X for ease of use (as an OS, but as a hackintosh its a headache).

Best Windows version is Seven by far.

 

[unnkown95]

ubuntu or windows 7 ultimate

 

[Mazor]

BSD FTW

Actually, yes.

FreeBSD (which is not "Linux based") is what I've been using as main OS for a while now.

The reason to use it is that it has a binary package manager and one that compiles from source.

Packages pulled from any binary packager (like those of Debian/Ubuntu and Arch) have ridiculously low performance compared to when they are compiled from source, and FreeBSD simplifies the process of compiling from source from a long several step procedure (searching the internet, downloading, unarchiving, applying fixes, trying to compile only to see that this process has to be repeated for x dependencies) to a single command while still retaining the ability to pull the small odd applications where performance is irrelevant from its binary package manager.

Thus FreeBSD performs a lot better than your normal Ubuntu/Arch/ install. If you compile from source in Ubuntu and Arch you do get approximately the same performance, but compiling from source is a lot more troublesome in these as described above.

The cons are (very) slow updates and a much smaller community than that of Linux (which brings less support and available information).

 

[unnkown95]

i think between windows 7 though and ubunutu i would choose windows 7

 

[Raiser]

I have never had any problems with Windows- especially my few-month old 7 installation.

And to those complaining about malware, just get a good, free AV and run it every week or so. Not that hard to figure out.

 

[CarbonX13]

I like the look of Mac OS X, but that's about it. I'll cast my vote to Windows 7. Absolutely gorgeous and well-made operating system. Thousand times better than Vista.

 

[Mazor]

Windows 7...Thousand times better than Vista.

A slight boost in performance and some improvements in security hardly makes it a thousand times better.

Do you have any reasoning behind your statement?

 

[shamiko_]

i picked mac :L, becuase it is fast and looks really nice.
aithough windws 7 is pretty good too, becuase it is widly supported by loads of programs

but with mac you get bootcamp soo you get both OS's

you know when people say that macs don't get viruses they are wrong. it's just that they don't get PC viruses,

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[CarbonX13]

Windows 7...Thousand times better than Vista.

A slight boost in performance and some improvements in security hardly makes it a thousand times better.

Do you have any reasoning behind your statement?

The usage of a hyperbole obviously was not recognized...

Considering the disaster that Vista was, 7 has been a much better experience for me.

 

[HBK]

OS X, of course, stability of an Unix core with beautiful UI and great functionality, what more could you want? Games? Well, there's always Bootcamp or a console for that.

As for best Windows OS, 7. Love it, it's fast, intuitive, and runs like a charm on my Macbook Pro (a bit ironic, but eh...I like some gaming once in a while).

 

[Mazor]

Windows 7...Thousand times better than Vista.

A slight boost in performance and some improvements in security hardly makes it a thousand times better.

Do you have any reasoning behind your statement?

The usage of a hyperbole obviously was not recognized...

Considering the disaster that Vista was, 7 has been a much better experience for me.

Any reasoning for the use of the hyperbole obviously was not provided...

Saying that "Vista was a disaster" when asked why you think Windows 7 is a thousand times better is failing to answer the question.

Why is Windows 7 a thousand times (as in simply a lot) better than Vista is?

QUOTE(HBK @ Dec 25 2010, 03:28 AM)

OS X, of course, stability of an Unix core with beautiful UI and great functionality, what more could you want?

Standardized use of keyboard (applications extremely often require mouse input, even for "OK" dialogs) and performance.

What you said are good qualities that OSX does indeed have though, UI is definitely superior to other OSes.

 

[Slyakin]

I'll have to cast a vote for Windows 7.

For what I use, the compatibility is a must.

Boot Camp does work, but my MacBook starts heating up like the freaking sun. If they can fix that, I'll (pretend to) change my vote to OS X.

 

[Ubuntuの刀]

Best OS ever: Ubuntu 10.10 with WINE and PlayOnLinux installed.

Best OS for Windows: Windows 7 64-Bit Home Premium.

I believe Ubuntu is better because of it's clean interface, speed and virus potential(which is extremely low).

I believe Windows 7 64-Bit Home Premium is better because I have that, compatibility, virus protection, and the fact htat it costs to get Windows.

Ubuntu is good because it has speed, no real viruses(although there are some on the edge of the internet).

Windows 7 is good because it is an OS that you need to buy. In other words, it's corporate made and they are there to do buisiness, not rely on "volunteers".

 

[Mazor]

Best OS ever: Ubuntu 10.10 with WINE and PlayOnLinux installed.

I believe Ubuntu is better because of it's clean interface, speed and virus potential(which is extremely low).

The interface can be customized to near infinity in both Windows and Ubuntu.

Ubuntu is generally known to be one of the slowest Linux distros (when running a standard install and installing packages using the standard package manager, aka what everyone and their mother is doing) and is outperformed by Windows 7 and most other Linux distros.

With a good anti virus and common sense viruses are not a problem in Windows.


I wish people would one day start promoting Ubuntu for its actual benefits vs Windows (to name an incredibly important one which never seems to get mentioned; the package manager) instead of claiming it to be superior in areas where it is inferior to Windows.

 

[zuron7]

I would say Windows 7 because of the huge library that windows has and because of the ease of use for old people( the only thing that beats windows here is the iPhone/Pad).