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> It's mostly the SSD. Linux is great but the disk is a real choke point for a lot of system performance. On Windows 10 it's definitely worse for sure. I don't
by realusername 7y ago
> It's mostly the SSD. Linux is great but the disk is a real choke point for a lot of system performance.
On Windows 10 it's definitely worse for sure. I don't know what they did since Win7 but it's pretty much unusable without an SSD now whereas a Debian would still run quite okay although slower.
- IloveHN84 7y agoI feel the same with the switch from HDD to SSD on Mac.. without a SSD, MacOS is really slow
- smnrchrds 7y agoAnd yet Apple still sells their base model 2019 iMacs with HDDs.
- oweiler 7y agoIn my case it was Windows Defender. Disabling it made a huge difference.
- ianai 7y agoLinux might pull data off the disk less often than windows and mac.
- throwaway8941 7y agoIt's the "modern" WinRT applications for sure. When you're running a 5400 RPM HDD and the calculator application needs several seconds to cold start, you know they must have made some pretty terrible design decisions.