Compare Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04 for performance, features, and use cases.
Compare Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04 for performance, features, and use cases.
Use only Windows for word processing. Libra Office isn't suitable, and MS Office lacks a Linux option.
this is one of the few instances in which i drop my Microsoft bias and i go suggesting linux, BUT there's a but: get some more lightweight linux distro than ubuntu. If what you mostly do is word processing you have a potential very long battery life, which both windows 10 and ubuntu will negate. Keeping in mind that your main purpose is word processing, if by chosing linux you'd go with ubuntu, then there's no reason to chose linux over windows, where you can run real ms word rather than the open source rip-off.
Every couple to three years I upgrade to Linux (mainly Ubuntu) on my real laptop, but I always switch back to Windows after hours. The battery performance is terrible. The touchpad feels like a low-end model from 2001. The keyboard backlight stops working and the suspend feature remains nonfunctional. I’m wondering when the “YEAR OF THE LINUX!” will come.
That's true, Ubuntu is great mainly for mid-to-high-end desktops. Consider trying Mint, Fedora, or even the standard Debian for a better fit.