Video: Comparing Boot Times Between Different OSs
Posted on 15. Feb, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey in Videos
So you want to see how fast an operating system can load? Here is a video that compares Windows 7, Ubuntu Netbook Remix and one of the early public releases of Chromium. All set to sophisticated music. Makes you want to sail a yacht or something classy like that. Anyways, check it out, you’ll be surprised to see how Netbook Remix performs compared to Windows 7:
It’s not a shock that Windows 7 comes in dead last, but I would have expected Ubuntu to boot up much faster than than that. Let’s hope that newer versions of this Linux netbook OS are able to compete with other operating systems that plan on booting in under ten seconds.
Also, I’d like to point out this isn’t any sort of measurable test – for one thing, Chrome OS is supposed to boot much faster than this when running hardware specifications that are built for it. Although those specs are expected to be closely related to what Netbook Remix usually runs, they are surely not the same required for Windows 7, even the Starter Edition. Plus, this guy seems pretty enamored with Chrome by the way he spends so much time browsing with it during the video. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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3 Responses to “Video: Comparing Boot Times Between Different OSs”
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Jason
16. Feb, 2010
40 seconds for Windows 7? I count 25 from the boot manager.
Daniel Cawrey
18. Feb, 2010
Seems excessive, but that’s what the video shows.
Andrew
12. Mar, 2010
Two things…
1. 25 secs from boot manager, isn’t counting the bios startup etc. So 40 seconds is about right.
2. What version/desktop of Ubuntu are you running?? Love the startup graphics and desktop manager etc…
BTW Great video!