01-11-2015, 11:59 AM
Well, turns out Pablo didn't like PCLinuxOS. 3D games had serious graphical errors and artifacting, and I know his integrated GPU isn't on the fritz as Windows Aero runs perfectly fine. Shame too, since 2D rendering was good and KDE was quick and snappy.
So, I tried Ubuntu, and Ubuntu runs swell. 3D games run, and Extreme TuxRacer has a very good framerate. The function buttons work fine, and speed is better than that of Windows despite running from an old IDE hard disk in a USB 2.0 enclosure.
Looks like Ubuntu will be my main Linux OS, but I might go ahead and replace it with Kubuntu since I like KDE more. Seems far more customizable than Unity.
Last thing... Greta will have to rest for a while, at least until Monday hopefully. I should be able to see if the PC store has a spare laptop adapter as I'm sure he has many from unrepairable laptops and whatnot. If not, I shall search online, though I heard some after-market laptop adapters are cheaply built.
So, I tried Ubuntu, and Ubuntu runs swell. 3D games run, and Extreme TuxRacer has a very good framerate. The function buttons work fine, and speed is better than that of Windows despite running from an old IDE hard disk in a USB 2.0 enclosure.
Looks like Ubuntu will be my main Linux OS, but I might go ahead and replace it with Kubuntu since I like KDE more. Seems far more customizable than Unity.
Last thing... Greta will have to rest for a while, at least until Monday hopefully. I should be able to see if the PC store has a spare laptop adapter as I'm sure he has many from unrepairable laptops and whatnot. If not, I shall search online, though I heard some after-market laptop adapters are cheaply built.
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