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Win10 install - how low can you go? Attempt 1 - Samsung netbook, Atom processor
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<blockquote data-quote="Analoguesat" data-source="post: 1099687" data-attributes="member: 176362"><p><strong>Info</strong></p><p></p><p>This is an old Samsung NP-150Plus netbook with a 2011 sticker on it.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Computer specs</strong></p><p></p><p>Samsung NP-150 Plus netbook</p><p>1GB ram (!)</p><p>80GB platter hdd that was lying around</p><p>Atom processor running at 1.5GHz</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Total cost</strong></p><p></p><p>Laptop - nil - donated years ago</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Verdict</strong></p><p></p><p>Installing the LTSC version was lethargic, but it went on eventually.</p><p></p><p>Performance - well to put it bluntly the performance is dreadful. Dont bother even trying if this is the spec of the computer you are looking at - find a linux distribution & put that on instead. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":-rofl2" title="roll on floor :-rofl2" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":-rofl2" /> Or stick with win7 home and accept the risks..</p><p></p><p>Firefox browser is too much of a system hog to be usable, the low overhead Torch browser was marginally better but not much. Youtube videos would run fairly smoothly at 360p which sounds pretty bad but the screen res is only 1024*600 so not much of a loss.</p><p></p><p>Looking at task manager, doing almost anything maxes out the cpu, ram or disk drive, or occasionally all three. If I can find a spare ssd lying around I may rety this one but I doubt its going to make that much difference seeing as the pi55 poor Atom processor is maxing out much of the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Analoguesat, post: 1099687, member: 176362"] [B]Info[/B] This is an old Samsung NP-150Plus netbook with a 2011 sticker on it. [B]Computer specs[/B] Samsung NP-150 Plus netbook 1GB ram (!) 80GB platter hdd that was lying around Atom processor running at 1.5GHz [B]Total cost[/B] Laptop - nil - donated years ago [B]Verdict[/B] Installing the LTSC version was lethargic, but it went on eventually. Performance - well to put it bluntly the performance is dreadful. Dont bother even trying if this is the spec of the computer you are looking at - find a linux distribution & put that on instead. :-rofl2 Or stick with win7 home and accept the risks.. Firefox browser is too much of a system hog to be usable, the low overhead Torch browser was marginally better but not much. Youtube videos would run fairly smoothly at 360p which sounds pretty bad but the screen res is only 1024*600 so not much of a loss. Looking at task manager, doing almost anything maxes out the cpu, ram or disk drive, or occasionally all three. If I can find a spare ssd lying around I may rety this one but I doubt its going to make that much difference seeing as the pi55 poor Atom processor is maxing out much of the time. [/QUOTE]
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