Both on the same netbooks, model Acer Aspire One D255. On the left I am running Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Remix Edition. On the right is the standard Operating System that came with the netbook, Windows 7 Starter Edition. This test is performed after removing the junk trial software that comes with it, and I installed a few solid programs on it: DropBox, ClamAV Antivirus. End of the video I got a little surprise from Windows, (once it decided it was going to load). Both machines have the same internal hardware and specs, the one on the left has a 6 cell battery, the right has 3 (the only difference), and both machines have both operating systems on them, I was just comparing the load times. The shut down times are even more radically different than the boot times, I should have added that part with this!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj4a2uqmKR8