Gomvents - 8:17 pm on Jun 4, 2009 (gmt 0)

httpwebwitch, I have a test machine with CentOS, Ubuntu, Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista Ultimate 64, and Windows 7 RC.

CentOS uses the least resources at idle, then Windows 7, then Ubuntu, then XP, with Vista being a hog.

httpwebwitch, what OEM did you get? Dell and HP for example add a bunch of their own crap which makes Windows even worse. I typically build my own machines or format whatever machine I get, buy a retail copy of Windows and install it fresh. Makes a huge difference!

Windows 7 will be in my opinion Window's best chance at redemption as it'll be much better than Vista and even better than XP.

Side note: I haven't had Vista crash since SP1 although it is a resource hog compared to XP or Linux.