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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2013-04-06 02:45
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Lewd wrote on 2013-04-06 02:57
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Fabian wrote on 2013-04-06 08:27
Is it even worth it to buy Alienware instead of buying your own parts and making one lol?
Wait....do Linux computers even run games? I thought they couldn't play MMORPGs and other shit since they aren't supported. o_O
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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2013-04-06 10:03
with linux, you use wine with everything and hope it works
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Yoorah wrote on 2013-04-06 12:33
Stuff that uses rootkits like GameGuard and HackShield most likely won't work under Wine. Good for them offering this option, though. It's nice to see Linux slowly getting mainstream. I expect that the popularity of smartphones is helping here.
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Bakuryu wrote on 2013-04-06 13:21
If games being supported by Linux became something more popular as time goes on, why would anyone choose Ubuntu for it? You'd want something more light-weight for top performance.
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Osayidan wrote on 2013-04-06 13:45
Ubuntu can be very light weight, like any linux distro you can add or remove things to it until pretty much just the kernel is running. A default ubuntu install isn't the lightest they get but it's still better than windows. Most of the "desktop" oriented distros like ubuntu and fedora are going to be a lot heavier than server distros like centos. Another issue is the lighter you make it the less friendly it's likely to be to people who are used to windows.
I'm happy with a install of linux that's under 30 MB footprint and hardly uses any resources to run. Give the same to a gamer and he'll stab you in the face.
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Bakuryu wrote on 2013-04-06 14:01
Quote from Osayidan;1063786:
but it's still better than windows.
Of course :p
Quote from Osayidan;1063786:
Another issue is the lighter you make it the less friendly it's likely to be to people who are used to windows.
Yeah, but if anyone is going to use Linux you HAVE TO learn new things, no matter which distro you use.
But there's things like Lubuntu or Xubuntu that are just as user-friendly as a Ubuntu and it's much more lightweight.
Quote from Osayidan:
like any linux distro you can add or remove things to it until pretty much just the kernel is running.
That's the idea, why bother removing stuff when you can just install something that comes with less stuff.
Which is why I use ArchLinux.
Anyway, Ubuntu is great anyway (not a fan of Unity though), anything is better than Winblows.
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Yoorah wrote on 2013-04-06 14:57
Because whether something is "lightweight" or not doesn't matter when even dirt cheap computers come with 4GB of RAM these days. Ubuntu comes with a lot of stuff built in to make it more user-friendly and just usable in general right out of the box. They probably went with Ubuntu because it's better managed and supported than many other distros, with a real company marketing it as a product and all.
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Lewd wrote on 2013-04-06 15:41
Ubuntu has gone the way of Windows and Apple, easy enough to use that anyone can. Not to mention most kids who buy alienware only know of Ubuntu. Brand recognition is key to edgy 13 year olds.
Not to mention anyone know knows how to use Arch or Gentoo would know how to install it on their hard drive.
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Ashikoki wrote on 2013-04-06 18:14
Quote from Lewd;1063818:
Brand recognition is key to edgy 13 year olds.
This is pretty important. If you want to sell your product, you gotta sell the name first.
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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2013-04-06 19:14
their windows 7 equivalent of these desktops is the same price :V
and has HDDs with more storage