Comments on: Green Linux Machines: An Alternative to Windows Vista, the Resource Hog http://greentechgirl.com/green-computing/green-linux-machines/ Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:31:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Green Tech Girl | Installing Linux on Your Old (and New) Computers http://greentechgirl.com/green-computing/green-linux-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Green Tech Girl | Installing Linux on Your Old (and New) Computers Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:45:55 +0000 http://greentechgirl.com/green-computing/green-linux-machines/#comment-7 [...] In a previous article, I discussed how upgrading to Windows Vista could end up costing more in terms of upgraded hardware. Additionally, many older computers (even from a few years ago) won’t be able to handle the increased resource requirements of Vista. Linux, however, can run perfectly fine on older computers without needing to purchase more e-waste in the form of excess RAM if you just want something for web-browsing and word processing. In the least, consider keeping that older computer around to test out Linux instead of just throwing it out. [...] [...] In a previous article, I discussed how upgrading to Windows Vista could end up costing more in terms of upgraded hardware. Additionally, many older computers (even from a few years ago) won’t be able to handle the increased resource requirements of Vista. Linux, however, can run perfectly fine on older computers without needing to purchase more e-waste in the form of excess RAM if you just want something for web-browsing and word processing. In the least, consider keeping that older computer around to test out Linux instead of just throwing it out. [...]

]]> By: flexnfx http://greentechgirl.com/green-computing/green-linux-machines/comment-page-1/#comment-2 flexnfx Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:24:58 +0000 http://greentechgirl.com/green-computing/green-linux-machines/#comment-2 Great article! I work in desktop support and completely agree with you on Vista. My company is pondering a move to Vista from XP and can only imagine the slowdowns that this will cause. We are running Office 2007 and have already noticed a slowdowns with this. I really hope that management can at some point can escape their dependency from Microsoft and go to OpenSource products. www.flexfiles.blogspot.com Great article! I work in desktop support and completely agree with you on Vista. My company is pondering a move to Vista from XP and can only imagine the slowdowns that this will cause. We are running Office 2007 and have already noticed a slowdowns with this. I really hope that management can at some point can escape their dependency from Microsoft and go to OpenSource products.

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