one_7 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 what is the fastest x86 os now? (please no fanboyism here) fast can be everything..so i'm taking it for booting time... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Core2UK Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 When I ran Windows XP x64 on the Dell as a clean install from the loading bar first appearing it could take about 10 seconds. Xubuntu uses the lightweight Xfce desktop environment which is quite nice to use and booting is quite quick on the same computer. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-368328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubis Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Nothing beats a well made Gentoo, except maybe LFS, but I haven't tried that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-369874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
asap18 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I recommend Gentoo, even as it may take some time to install it is worth it. Also try einit. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-369895 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cringemaster Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Xubuntu, installed it on an old pc with a horrible graphics card and its running like a beast. Also the install was easy as hell (Almost entirely GUI based) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-369996 Share on other sites More sharing options...
my1stmacisaHACK Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 xubuntu or dreamlinux.. they both use the lightweight xfce desktop!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-370037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Windoze XP might be fast initially, but it will get slower with time. Linux and OS X will stay fast for longer in my experience. For me the fastest is an Apple Laptop. (waking from sleep) Just open the lid and it's there! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-370160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_7 Posted May 22, 2007 Author Share Posted May 22, 2007 Nothing beats a well made Gentoo, except maybe LFS, but I haven't tried that. dude..what is LFS? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-370188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_muad_dib Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 gentoo w/ fluxbox install time decrased exponentially with newer releases. not more than 30 minutes with stege 3 packs LFS=Linux From Scratch Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-370192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 fast can be everything..so i'm taking it for booting time... OS X seems quite fast to me when it comes to boot times... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-370277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnarök Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Well, that would be without a doubt Damn Small Linux Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-370349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFI Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 For me OS X boots up the fastest (~25 seconds on my MBP), and shuts down even faster (~7 seconds). Xubuntu was also fast at bootup, but not so during shutdown. Windows is only fast after the first time you install it, once you start using the OS more and more however, the speeds slow down. It all depends on the hardware though in the end. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-372638 Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriandkicks Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 Simple...Install Vista ... ...and for those of you who think I am serious VISTA IS A SLUG!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-372664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev7en Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 The fastest is the sidux 2007 p2 release. Give it a try Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-372726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxfan66 Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Puppy linux is fast once configured. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-372959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmanfvrga Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 OS X like some said. On a maintained hard drive (Onyx to do maintenance and optimize your disk regularly) you have a fast booting machine. My little iBook has a boot time of under 20 seconds and shutdown under 10 seconds. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-376206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
minimono Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 In my computer Vista boots 30 seconds and OS X takes 25 seconds. For me is boot time that i can use apps after that. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-376312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhsh8r Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 xp x64, or like..... bsd, freebsd or pc-bsd or desktop-bsd and WOW, no fanboy flames, thats refreshing =] Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-376315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezoflip Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 My xp used to boot very fast, but now it literally takes about 4 minutes to get to the welcome screen. OS X takes about 30 seconds to get to the log on screen on my computer. And ubuntu takes about 1 minute, so the unix os's are faster on my machines. Loading times? Depends. Some apps on mac take really long to open probably because i dont have sse3, only sse2. But, after logging in on xp, my computer grinds its hard drive for another 5 min til leverything is started, then it takes an additional minute to open firefox. its quite funny actually. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-376484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhsh8r Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 My xp used to boot very fast, but now it literally takes about 4 minutes to get to the welcome screen. OS X takes about 30 seconds to get to the log on screen on my computer. And ubuntu takes about 1 minute, so the unix os's are faster on my machines. Loading times? Depends. Some apps on mac take really long to open probably because i dont have sse3, only sse2. But, after logging in on xp, my computer grinds its hard drive for another 5 min til leverything is started, then it takes an additional minute to open firefox. its quite funny actually. yeh, windows installs slow as their registry and what not grows with outdated {censored} that {censored}tily written installers leave behind aka, backup and reinstall xp erry once and a while, vista hasnt really done that to me yet though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-376654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxfan66 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 I find the optimized UNIXs and XP tend to boot fast. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-376663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk101 Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Try PClinux 2007...good fast install..pretty snappy os....I have it on everything I run.....so far have converted about 50 people around home to it..snappy...no bugs as of yet...(virus..)...love it... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-377092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxfan66 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Somebody flame this thread! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-377464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac-mini Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-377683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/51501-fast-os/#findComment-377702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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