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  1. August 9th, 2010 #1
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    labtop or desktop

    Will ubuntu laod faster on a desktop or a labtop?
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    Smile Re: labtop or desktop

    Hello,

    If you are looking for a blunt answer......... Desktop.
    Processor: Intel Atom N270 @ 1.6GHz. RAM: 1GB DDR2 @ 667MHz. HDD: 160GB @ 5,400rpm. Wifi: Atheros b/g/n @ 2.4GHz. Display: 1240x600 @ 60Hz. GPU: Intel 945GME. Performance: Flawless.
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    Re: labtop or desktop

    If everything is equal, a desktop would be faster. 3.5'' desktop HDDs are faster than laptop 2.5'' (or smaller) drives, desktops tend to have faster CPUs, faster RAM, etc.

    That said, a laptop with an SSD will boot faster than a desktop with a HDD, but thats not anywhere near equal
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