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Is dual boot worth-while?

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Mar 15, 20265260 views
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I'm a genetics PhD student. The word-processing and referencing software available for windows is more suitable (and more compatible with computers in the library etc.), but there's some genetics software that runs better on linux. (Currently i'm shopping for a laptop.) I know you can get virtual l…

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Dual-booting will provide you with faster Linux than a true virtual solution (which Cygwin is not) because you will be dedicating your computer's entire processing power, etc to it. However, you will have to put up with the time it takes to shut dow…

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