Windows, Mac, and Linux - Which is Best for You? - Chris Titus Tech
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Date: 2022-03-21
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William
Great Video, You pushed me to get more into Linux, personally, I have gravitated to Unraid... My personal NAS I used for PleX and Storage started acting up recently and I scored a hot deal on used Threadripper gear, so I assembled a 2920X I got used w/ Motherboard on eBay for $390. I started with Windows and quickly found out that threadripper ran terrible for gaming in Windows, started reading into the issue and found it was solely a windows thing, so I installed Mint OS and gaming drastically improved with the Linux kernel with all the cores.. So i tried doing dual boot with lots of issues before learning about Unraid.. it was really a blessing to learn about, it solved my dieing NAS problem and gave me a way to run both Windows and Linux when i need them... So i have been daily using Arc more recently playing with it.. and Windows when i have to use it.. then i run my Plex as a container within Unraid... It just works so well on linux....
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Great Video, You pushed me to get more into Linux, personally, I have gravitated to Unraid... My personal NAS I used for PleX and Storage started acting up recently and I scored a hot deal on used Threadripper gear, so I assembled a 2920X I got used w/ Motherboard on eBay for $390. I started with Windows and quickly found out that threadripper ran terrible for gaming in Windows, started reading into the issue and found it was solely a windows thing, so I installed Mint OS and gaming drastically improved with the Linux kernel with all the cores.. So i tried doing dual boot with lots of issues before learning about Unraid.. it was really a blessing to learn about, it solved my dieing NAS problem and gave me a way to run both Windows and Linux when i need them... So i have been daily using Arc more recently playing with it.. and Windows when i have to use it.. then i run my Plex as a container within Unraid... It just works so well on linux....
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ImpermanentHuman
Incorporating Linux with windows into one system on separate encrypted drives and possibly even windows in a vm on the Linux drive is the best combination of qualities imo
The combo (rather than any other is on its own) gives the best software compatibility and availability, privacy, security, affordability (win 10 pro license keys sell on eBay for under $10 while Linux and all its software is entirely free), ease of use as windows is pretty easy to learn while you can can take your time with the learning curve into Linux gradually...I wouldn-t be surprised if windows buys canonical like red hat got bought out tbh, their already making Ubuntu as easy to use as possible with HyperV since using Linux actually protects windows haha (although really the more private option is windows in a vm on Linux to contain windows telemetry) plus then Microsoft can get a decent share of the server market through Ubuntu
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Incorporating Linux with windows into one system on separate encrypted drives and possibly even windows in a vm on the Linux drive is the best combination of qualities imo
The combo (rather than any other is on its own) gives the best software compatibility and availability, privacy, security, affordability (win 10 pro license keys sell on eBay for under $10 while Linux and all its software is entirely free), ease of use as windows is pretty easy to learn while you can can take your time with the learning curve into Linux gradually...I wouldn-t be surprised if windows buys canonical like red hat got bought out tbh, their already making Ubuntu as easy to use as possible with HyperV since using Linux actually protects windows haha (although really the more private option is windows in a vm on Linux to contain windows telemetry) plus then Microsoft can get a decent share of the server market through Ubuntu
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Hans-J-rgen
As a frontend developer on a mac, Linux just don't have the software that I need, and often when it does, it just seems so dated. I also en up missing the buttery smooth multitouch support on macOS, and the smooth integration with my phone. I do really like Apples software, but I don't like Apple, I don't like their weak overpriced hardware, and how they sensor apps that they don't like for whatever reason. I sure do like their designs, but man, I rather have a upgradable desktop computer with a decent graphics card.
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As a frontend developer on a mac, Linux just don't have the software that I need, and often when it does, it just seems so dated. I also en up missing the buttery smooth multitouch support on macOS, and the smooth integration with my phone. I do really like Apples software, but I don't like Apple, I don't like their weak overpriced hardware, and how they sensor apps that they don't like for whatever reason. I sure do like their designs, but man, I rather have a upgradable desktop computer with a decent graphics card.
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Jeroen
good video. i respect linux for what it is but like you said its just too much work for some, myself included. also it helps that my experience with windows 10 has been problem-free, updates included. with windows becoming more and more restricted and a subscription model being talked about i can see myself switching to linux in the future. hopefully when that time comes the experience will be a little less 'spartan' and more turn-key. as for apple i love my iphone and nothing beats ios as a mobile operating system.
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good video. i respect linux for what it is but like you said its just too much work for some, myself included. also it helps that my experience with windows 10 has been problem-free, updates included. with windows becoming more and more restricted and a subscription model being talked about i can see myself switching to linux in the future. hopefully when that time comes the experience will be a little less 'spartan' and more turn-key. as for apple i love my iphone and nothing beats ios as a mobile operating system.
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itech
I have been using GNU/Linux as my daily driver for 15 years. I started with Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog), released on 20 October 2004. It was Canonical's first release of Ubuntu. I have been through so many distro's over the years. I settled in on Mint Mate a few years ago. I love my Mint. Windows Blows and Apple is locked to their hardware. GNU/Linux Rocks! Go out and find your own flavor of Linux. In my opinion, Mint Mate is great for the beginner and the guru. GNU/Linux can give an old PC new life.
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I have been using GNU/Linux as my daily driver for 15 years. I started with Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog), released on 20 October 2004. It was Canonical's first release of Ubuntu. I have been through so many distro's over the years. I settled in on Mint Mate a few years ago. I love my Mint. Windows Blows and Apple is locked to their hardware. GNU/Linux Rocks! Go out and find your own flavor of Linux. In my opinion, Mint Mate is great for the beginner and the guru. GNU/Linux can give an old PC new life.
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Cuttlefish
Hey, can you do a video explaining the components of an OS? Idk if that's within your scope of expertise, as it sounds more like an Engineering/Programming topic, but I'd like your take on it. As far as I've researched 6 years ago, the main components are Kernel and Shell. Idk how accurate that is today, if -Shell- is exactly what I think it is (bash), or if it's used to more generally refer to -translator between user input and machine functions.-
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Hey, can you do a video explaining the components of an OS? Idk if that's within your scope of expertise, as it sounds more like an Engineering/Programming topic, but I'd like your take on it. As far as I've researched 6 years ago, the main components are Kernel and Shell. Idk how accurate that is today, if -Shell- is exactly what I think it is (bash), or if it's used to more generally refer to -translator between user input and machine functions.-
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Sheen
My Samsung 270E laptop was running Windows 8.1 (booting 8 minutes for the OS, additional 10 minutes after logging in for it to be usable), this was under SSD drive, 8GB DDR3, and AMD (AMD E2-1800) Dual core at 1.7Ghz. Upgraded to Win 10 and got no noticeable result. I switched to Linux Mint and that gave it a little bit performance. I must admit i got to learn to use it but after a year of using it and getting use to, it seems to be pretty good.
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My Samsung 270E laptop was running Windows 8.1 (booting 8 minutes for the OS, additional 10 minutes after logging in for it to be usable), this was under SSD drive, 8GB DDR3, and AMD (AMD E2-1800) Dual core at 1.7Ghz. Upgraded to Win 10 and got no noticeable result. I switched to Linux Mint and that gave it a little bit performance. I must admit i got to learn to use it but after a year of using it and getting use to, it seems to be pretty good.
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Jenderleen
I've come from OSX to Windows (because of software compatibility at work) and all this time I was trying some Linux distros. For the fist time last year, with Mint, it just felt comfortable to cross the bridge. I still have Windows as my playground. For the rest of it, Linux is my new home and I'm quite happy about that because it feels (and is) more secure and also more respectful of your rights to privacy. Thanks for all your videos.
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I've come from OSX to Windows (because of software compatibility at work) and all this time I was trying some Linux distros. For the fist time last year, with Mint, it just felt comfortable to cross the bridge. I still have Windows as my playground. For the rest of it, Linux is my new home and I'm quite happy about that because it feels (and is) more secure and also more respectful of your rights to privacy. Thanks for all your videos.
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Arashk
Hi Chris; I'm 13 years old and I want to just push everything I wanna do to linux. I just need windows for my dad and probably because some of my games are not compatible. I wanna start with ubuntu (I don't like mint). Do you think i should run it on a virtual machine or dual boot? I'm having some major issues with dual booting and I once corrupted my windows boot so I had to install it again (it couldn't be repaired).
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Hi Chris; I'm 13 years old and I want to just push everything I wanna do to linux. I just need windows for my dad and probably because some of my games are not compatible. I wanna start with ubuntu (I don't like mint). Do you think i should run it on a virtual machine or dual boot? I'm having some major issues with dual booting and I once corrupted my windows boot so I had to install it again (it couldn't be repaired).
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busdriver12
Good video Chris - well balanced in it's approach :)
Myself, I am now using Linux which I made the decision to change to Linux (Linux Mint) after viewing your 30 day challenge. Still have to dual boot into Windows (7) as there is some things I still can't do in Linux as I'd like. I've never used a Mac as I personally dislike the concept of a closed system and the sheer expense of being in that ecosystem.
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Good video Chris - well balanced in it's approach :)
Myself, I am now using Linux which I made the decision to change to Linux (Linux Mint) after viewing your 30 day challenge. Still have to dual boot into Windows (7) as there is some things I still can't do in Linux as I'd like. I've never used a Mac as I personally dislike the concept of a closed system and the sheer expense of being in that ecosystem.
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