KohlyKohl on 05 June 2007
| rendo said: KohlyKohl, a casual user may find Linux easy, I agree, but I was referring to the gaming part. If all you do is browse the internet, check your e-mail, write up some simple documents, then it's gravy. However, once you get into the realm of specializations, like gaming, encoding, burning, multimedia tools, that's where the problem lies. Gaming isn't as simple as it is with Windows. With Cedega it's not too bad, but there are issues, and you do have to pay for it, since the older CVS' don't cover the newer games. Wine is even worse since a lot of tweaking is required to get things to work, and unless you have the patience and diligence to get a game to work, you won't be playing that game anytime soon. So, for casual users, I agree it's very suitable for them. For advanced users who do an array of things, it's more challenging so you NEED to know what you're doing and have the patience and knowledge to figure things out on your own and with community support. |
I agree there are times it can be hit or miss but the same happens on Windows as well which caries over to Linux. The great thing about Linux is that it is free and can be installed on the same hard drive as Windows so you do not lose anything if it does not work out. On the other hand if it works out for you security is no longer an issue and that is a big plus.
If you are unwilling to switch for whatever reason I would check for newer drivers for your network card as well as put up a firewall. There are so many factors to lag including your ISP and your OS trying to keep up with the game causing lag and such.
