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Switching back to Ubuntu
Today I had enough with tiny "tablet computing", went to PC dealer nearby, and bought a proper laptop. And I managed to get it with my favorite Ubuntu Linux OS. Now I have nice and large display, furiously fast processor and SSD, and plenty of memory to work with.

This also mean I now finally can use much greater variety of image editing software: codecondo.com/top-photo-editors-for-linux
But also GIMP works much better, display is closer to what people have in average, and I'm not all the time have to worry for running out of memory.

5 comments

Stormlizard said:

Sounds like a great move Sami.
10 years ago ( translate )

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to Stormlizard:

I think so too. I got tired of waiting Linux drivers for ASUS T100 hardware, and also working with way too tiny display and resources. proper computer is however a very important part of amateur photography these days :D
10 years ago

Stormlizard replied to :

Yes, Linux is very good but users must be capable of writing drivers for the hardware used in many over the counter machines so how it is with all these modern gadgets that pretend to be computers and mobile phones at the same time must be chaotic.

John.
10 years ago

Sami Serola (inactiv… replied to :

Indeed John. And not only those phones and tablets, but also all other new hardware like WiFi routers... For my disappointment it now looks like I have to use LAN before I find a way to make my laptop and our WLAN router to "speak the same language".

So, using Linux of course requires some more work than with MAC or Windows, but it is also more rewarding.
10 years ago

Stormlizard replied to :

It will be a long time before manufacturers of external hardware actually produce things for Linux

It would be a good idea if just one could produce a language translator unit.

I did use several Linux systems long ago on an experimental basis but at the time I was forced by my business customers to use software compatible to their systems.
10 years ago
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