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Linux will probably run fine on those specs, remember Windows has a ton of overhead in terms of RAM and storage.

by damian2000 12y ago

nacs 12y ago
I'm not really concerned about whether Linux will run 'fine' on less hardware, I'd just want to be able to purchase the higher-end (hardware-wise) version. I'm not going to buy the high-end version if it requires me to buy the prepackaged Windows license however.
- damian2000 12y ago
  Yeah, its strange that the OS is preinstalled, whereas with the Intel NUC I believe it comes without an OS and you need to do the setup yourself, which is preferable.
  - deleted 12y ago
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  - Tomte 12y ago
    It may be preferable to you, but it's certainly not for the intended audience.
- guardian5x 12y ago
  Windows 8.1 with Bing version is free (as in free beer), you don't have to buy it. It is just pre-installed and can be removed.
supernovae 12y ago
Windows will run amazing on these and all things considered storage isn't an issue. They have really optimized for ultra small devices and id be willing to bet windows 8.1 on these would be super awesome actually. My daughters tablet with similar specs but only 1gb of ram is smooth as can be.
- notsony 12y ago
  This raises an interesting question. How much memory does Mac OS X Yosemite need? How much engineering effort is spent on optimization and improving performance, as opposed to changing the look'n'feel and adding consumer-focused features?
  - Someone 12y ago
    Apple works hard on power efficiency. You don't get high battery life for free. Memory usage may get less attention, but, for example, they do 'swap' to memory by compressing pages (does it help? I wouldn't know. Read http://dfrws.org/2014/proceedings/DFRWS2014-1.pdf http://dfrws.org/2014/proceedings/DFRWS2014-1.pdf) Edit: oops. That paper isn't evaluating performance, as I thought it would.
    - rab_oof 12y ago
      Anyone else have 100% CPU storeaccountd with iBooks offline?
minthd 12y ago
Looking at the ubuntu system requirements page, they say: "From experience, we all know that it is recommended to have 2048 MiB RAM to properly run a day to day Ubuntu." . Of course you can run something else, but for a hassle free experience , ubuntu seems like the best choice.
- ekianjo 12y ago
  With Unity you certainly need more RAM but nothing prevents one from installing another wm like xfce, awesome or lxde to save a ton on RAM and run just fine on 1 Gb.
Tomte 12y ago
That's simply not true.

Linux will probably run fine on those specs, remember Windows has a ton of overhead in terms of RAM and storage.

nacs 12y ago

I'm not really concerned about whether Linux will run 'fine' on less hardware, I'd just want to be able to purchase the higher-end (hardware-wise) version. I'm not going to buy the high-end version if it requires me to buy the prepackaged Windows license however.

damian2000 12y ago
Yeah, its strange that the OS is preinstalled, whereas with the Intel NUC I believe it comes without an OS and you need to do the setup yourself, which is preferable.
- deleted 12y ago
  [deleted]
- Tomte 12y ago
  It may be preferable to you, but it's certainly not for the intended audience.
guardian5x 12y ago
Windows 8.1 with Bing version is free (as in free beer), you don't have to buy it. It is just pre-installed and can be removed.

supernovae 12y ago

Windows will run amazing on these and all things considered storage isn't an issue. They have really optimized for ultra small devices and id be willing to bet windows 8.1 on these would be super awesome actually. My daughters tablet with similar specs but only 1gb of ram is smooth as can be.

notsony 12y ago
This raises an interesting question. How much memory does Mac OS X Yosemite need? How much engineering effort is spent on optimization and improving performance, as opposed to changing the look'n'feel and adding consumer-focused features?
- Someone 12y ago
  Apple works hard on power efficiency. You don't get high battery life for free. Memory usage may get less attention, but, for example, they do 'swap' to memory by compressing pages (does it help? I wouldn't know. Read http://dfrws.org/2014/proceedings/DFRWS2014-1.pdf http://dfrws.org/2014/proceedings/DFRWS2014-1.pdf) Edit: oops. That paper isn't evaluating performance, as I thought it would.
  - rab_oof 12y ago
    Anyone else have 100% CPU storeaccountd with iBooks offline?

minthd 12y ago

Looking at the ubuntu system requirements page, they say: "From experience, we all know that it is recommended to have 2048 MiB RAM to properly run a day to day Ubuntu." . Of course you can run something else, but for a hassle free experience , ubuntu seems like the best choice.

ekianjo 12y ago
With Unity you certainly need more RAM but nothing prevents one from installing another wm like xfce, awesome or lxde to save a ton on RAM and run just fine on 1 Gb.

Tomte 12y ago

That's simply not true.