I did some checks on the start-up time of the three operating systems I have on my MacBook. They are fairly equivalent in terms of functionalities. I could use either one to get the job done.
| Comparision of start up times between different operating systems on same hardware | ||||
| Operating System | Startup time | WLAN WPA Start up | Total | Shutdown time |
| MacOSX | 20 sec | 5 sec | 25 sec | 10 sec |
| MS Windows XP | 54 sec | 10 sec | 64 sec | 15 sec |
| Ubuntu Linux 7.04 | 70 sec | 35 sec | 105 sec | 50 sec |
| Test conditions: - MacBook Intel Core Duo 2 Ghz, 2 Gb RAM - All operating systems set for automatic login with the user account |
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The job is not that difficult to handle. Mainly it consists of web browsing, e-mail and general documents. I have Firefox,Thunderbird and OpenOffice on all platforms. In the case of MacOS, I use NeoOffice instead. It nicely integrates with the Aqua GUI and does not require to load X11 to work, like the official OpenOffice version.
Further, with MacOS, I can close down the lid of my laptop and know it will work when I reopen it. With Ubuntu, I have a 50% chance (risk ?) to need to reboot and loose whatever work I was doing.
I guess I have a good reason to boot MacOSX more than the other two.
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