Zorin OS 16 is Released • Hacker News Board

Re: Zorin OS 16 is Released

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Post by lproven » Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 9:42 PM UTC

dxxvi wrote: post #29

Is it faster than Windows 10? Does it use less memory than Windows 10? Does it use less hard disk than Windows 10? Does it display fonts more clearly, more smoothly than Windows 10?

From extensive testing of pretty much all recent distros/desktops - yes, except for the last question. Font rendering is nearly but IMHO not quite as finely-controllable, and can on occasion go badly wrong and look terrible.

Saying that, macOS is considerably ahead of Win10 on this front, and also on colour synchronisation.

Re: Zorin OS 16 is Released

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Post by lproven » Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 9:45 PM UTC

Santosh83 wrote: post #9

qnsi wrote: post #5

The site seems to load extremely slowly for me, but the web archive version doesnt show me a lot of benefits. Can someone share why would I use it over mac? And if privacy is main seller why use it over linux?

It is Linux. Seems to be a direct competitor to ElementaryOS. If you already have a mac then no reason. And those who want a mac at all costs will not settle for anything less. This OS is for those who want a polished, cohesive, user-focused Linux-based OS. All these alternatives arose after Ubuntu dropped the ball in the desktop-laptop OS space and decided to focus on server and cloud more or less exclusively. Most…

It's more like a competitor to Linux Mint.

Both have adapted GNOME 3 to me far more Windows-like. Both have simplified installation, include drivers and codecs that Ubuntu does not. Both have worked on end-user-friendly facilities such as backup, networking, better app stores and so on.

Both are more-polished, maybe slightly-better integrated, easier derivatives of Ubuntu.

Elementary is a half-baked cosmetic macOS ripoff that doesn't even have a global menu -- just an empty panel.

Re: Zorin OS 16 is Released

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Post by lproven » Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 9:46 PM UTC

tomc1985 wrote: post #21

Aside from obvious visual differences, how does this compare to Linux Mint?

I've tested both. Very similar. Both are GNOME remodelled to be more Windows-like. Mint has its own fork, Cinnamon, with some nice new features such as a richer file manager and default accessories with proper menu bars, not GNOME's annoying "client-side decorations"; Zorin just adapts GNOME with extensions, AFAICT.

Mint is free and has a large, active, helpful community.

Zorin is paid-for.

Honestly, I can't see any good reason to pay for it myself.

Zorin Lite isn't bad, though. One of the prettiest, best-customised Xfce deployments I've seen yet, and it's free.

Re: Zorin OS 16 is Released

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Post by luke2m » Tue, Aug 17, 2021, 11:33 PM UTC

dxxvi wrote: post #29

Is it faster than Windows 10? Does it use less memory than Windows 10? Does it use less hard disk than Windows 10? Does it display fonts more clearly, more smoothly than Windows 10?

yes, yes, yes, yes, no

Re: Zorin OS 16 is Released

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Post by KeyBoardG » Wed, Aug 18, 2021, 2:08 AM UTC

lproven wrote: post #33

tomc1985 wrote: post #21

Aside from obvious visual differences, how does this compare to Linux Mint?

I've tested both. Very similar. Both are GNOME remodelled to be more Windows-like. Mint has its own fork, Cinnamon, with some nice new features such as a richer file manager and default accessories with proper menu bars, not GNOME's annoying "client-side decorations"; Zorin just adapts GNOME with extensions, AFAICT. Mint is free and has a large, active, helpful community. Zorin is paid-for. Honestly, I can't see any…

Zorin is only paid for the Pro version which offers a few more layouts out of the box and different pre-installed apps, and support from them.

The standard core version (standard and lite as you mentioned) is completely free.