Compare Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 on older devices.

BobbyNeymar
Junior Member

03-26-2016, 10:25 AM

Hey, I’m looking at this Sony laptop setup and want to figure out the best operating system for smoother performance and longer battery use.

BobbyNeymar

03-26-2016, 10:25 AM #1

Hey, I’m looking at this Sony laptop setup and want to figure out the best operating system for smoother performance and longer battery use.

Ben_Andy
Junior Member

03-27-2016, 01:10 AM

The variation would be nearly imperceptible. They could both perform sluggishly on a traditional hard drive.

Ben_Andy

03-27-2016, 01:10 AM #2

The variation would be nearly imperceptible. They could both perform sluggishly on a traditional hard drive.

walmartmic
Member

210

03-27-2016, 01:58 AM

Xubuntu could be a good choice for an older machine. It’s ideal for experimenting without spending money on premium hardware.

walmartmic

03-27-2016, 01:58 AM #3

Xubuntu could be a good choice for an older machine. It’s ideal for experimenting without spending money on premium hardware.

P1NG3S
Member

03-27-2016, 03:03 AM

P1NG3S

03-27-2016, 03:03 AM #4

Itz_PVPKING
Junior Member

03-27-2016, 04:11 AM

Add a 20$ SSD and set up Chrome OS on it.

Itz_PVPKING

03-27-2016, 04:11 AM #5

Add a 20$ SSD and set up Chrome OS on it.

nightfall8000
Member

141

03-29-2016, 03:09 AM

Linux or Windows 10 available.

nightfall8000

03-29-2016, 03:09 AM #6

Linux or Windows 10 available.

Sunahh
Posting Freak

863

03-30-2016, 04:12 AM

You're running smoothly on a Core 2 Duo with just 4GB RAM and an SSD, but the HDD is slowing things down. Upgrading to an SSD would be a good move to boost performance.

Sunahh

03-30-2016, 04:12 AM #7

You're running smoothly on a Core 2 Duo with just 4GB RAM and an SSD, but the HDD is slowing things down. Upgrading to an SSD would be a good move to boost performance.

iskela99
Member

247

03-30-2016, 09:10 AM

Win10 should work without issues. It’s not that outdated—my setup includes a first-gen Core-i machine running Win10 and another C2Q system using WinVista, which is expected to transition to Win10 soon.

iskela99

03-30-2016, 09:10 AM #8