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"Also, don't use a laptop for benchmarking operating systems!" That is exactly the kind of thinking that results in Linux's poor performance on laptops.
by briansmith 18y ago
"Also, don't use a laptop for benchmarking operating systems!"
That is exactly the kind of thinking that results in Linux's poor performance on laptops.
- delano 18y agoDoes Linux perform poorly on laptops? I've never looked into it. I'm not suggesting that performance tests should not be run on laptops. As I said in my reply to palish, When you're comparing software to software, hardware should not be a limiting factor unless you're testing for specific cases.
- lacker 18y agoI still don't understand. Hardware will always be a limiting factor in the sense that if you had better hardware, the software would run faster. So what's wrong with running tests on laptops, one of the main platforms operating systems are needed for.
- delano 18y agoTo clarify, a specific piece of hardware should not knowingly be a limiting factor unless you're testing for a specific case (for example, specifically testing for performance with a slow hard drive). I'm advocating a balance across all pieces of hardware.