Quote Originally Posted by Delsus View Post
I don't think its quite that bad, but according to the Ubuntu website you need a minimum of 384MB of RAM for 32 bit and 512 for 64 bit, compare that to the 1GB for 32 bit and 2GB for 64 bit on Windows 7.

In addition Ubuntu works out the box (you may need to download some proprietory drivers, I have only seen my graphics card) as I say Linux trumps Windows in every way except compatibility because alot of developers refuse to program for Linux, if that changed so many more people would use it.
Well you need to remember, Linux is a very basic OS. It pretty much is just a command prompt. Not exactly a bad thing, its part of what makes it so secure. Its hard to compare to Windows though, because both OS are trying to do different things.

Also, it works out of the box...sorta. On desktops its mostly fine, but on a lot of laptops...not so much. Youll find a lot more driver issues there. Also, Windows has gotten really good at just being able to plug in a device, and have it work. It also will now find the latest drivers for a lot of things too.