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    xp, vista or 7 on mini?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by daniellevesquedt, Mar 5, 2009.

  1. daniellevesquedt

    daniellevesquedt Notebook Consultant

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    Now that the mini 9 has been out for a bit and everyone's tinkered with it, what are your observations of OS speeds? I want to get a 9 or a 10 but i'm undecided as to which OS to run as my main OS on it. I'd love to throw Windows 7 on there somehow (torrent it onto a thumbdrive maybe).

    Thoughts?

    thanks for the insight.
    -Dano
     
    daniellevesquedt, Mar 5, 2009
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  2. Mackievlzpro

    Mackievlzpro Notebook Geek

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    I say Ubuntu Linux, but thats just me. :D
     
    Mackievlzpro, Mar 5, 2009
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    MrNYC Notebook Geek

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    I'm running XP on my mini because the mini was a purchase for my girlfriend and she wants a stable OS. If the Mini was mine, and based on what I've read, I'd probably throw Windows 7 on it.

    If you want to read posts from people who have already installed all the various OS on the Mini 9 (XP, XP Pro, Vista, Windows 7, Linux, and other OS that are not to be mentioned here) take a look at the forums at mydellmini.com: http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/

    They have a whole set of discussion boards specifically for each OS: http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/operating-systems-f37.html-sid=4b10c25dab628211801762c2157185da
     
    MrNYC, Mar 6, 2009
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  4. daniellevesquedt

    daniellevesquedt Notebook Consultant

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    Awesome, thanks!
     
    daniellevesquedt, Mar 6, 2009
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