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Comment Dell Mini 9 Ubuntu owner, I'm very happy! (Score 1) 230

I own the Dell Mini 9 with Ubuntu installed. I chose Ubuntu because of performance. The boot time is much faster in real-world comparison and the webpages load faster. That is not Dell stats, but in side-by-side comparison. Also, I have not had any snags with printers, wireless, webcams. The only complaint I can make is the lack of decent webcam programs in Linux. I think netbook vendors will find that actual buyers of netbooks are different than intended. I bought the Dell Mini because it is actually portable, unlike my HP laptop that has to weigh 10 pounds. With 32 GB flashdrives now available for cheap, who needs a large hardrive? Anyway, I'm very satisfied.
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Phoronix Releases Linux Benchmarking Platform 34

KernelPie writes "The Linux hardware site Phoronix.com has announced the release of Phoronix Test Suite 1.0, a Linux-based testing platform designed for benchmarking software and hardware. This suite ships with 57 tests and 23 test suites, which contain everything from open-source games to file encryption to encoding software. In addition, they have a global database where users can submit benchmark results and more — with over 1,000 submissions already. This testing software is licensed under the GPLv3 and is available for download."

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