OS Wars
CIS 101
The first computer being used is a Dell laptop which belongs to a friend and has Linux Mint
installed as the main OS. The laptop being used is a Dell Inspiron notebook that has a touchpad
with backlit colorful keys with a 13in screen.
The other computer being used is a 13in Macbook Pro from the same friend, in which the laptop
is very thin, light, and keys feel the same. Both computers function the same in terms of how the
mouse feels, and how the keyboard feels to the touch.
The Dell’s screen is 13in but has about an inch of black of non-screen, whereas the Macbook
uses the entire display for screen. Both computers look very nice, the Dell can fold all the way
back, like a tablet. The Macbook functions fine, in terms of how responsive the keys are, but an
interesting thing I found out, was that I was able to type 10 words faster on the Macbook,
opposed to the Dell when using a speed typing test.
Using Linux Mint on the Dell computer, the functionality of this OS was standard, as using
Windows 10. Looking for the taskbar required a bit of digging, but I was able to add a printer,
and other devices, like Windows. The Macbook’s taskbar has all the icons down there, which
makes looking for things convenient but looks a bit messy for me. Using Linux Mint was a bit
more difficult to use, as I’m not familiar with it, but using the Mac, I was able to navigate around
the computer a lot easier. It’s a easy OS to use, but the gestures take a while to get used to.
Linux Mint functions the exact same way as a Windows desktop, so it was very easy to close and
open applications. You double tap the mouse and click on the top right side to close an
application, easy enough. Using a Mac, having to click on the left-hand side takes time to get
used to. To find further information using Mac, one has to click on the Apple logo to choose