Comment on With the Legion Go S, we can now directly compare performance between official builds of SteamOS and Windows

• MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Well, SteamOS vs base Windows isn’t really a good comparison. Best would be optimized Windows vs gaming only distro, or base windows vs base distro

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  • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Best would be optimized Windows

    What is “optimized Windows”? Windows is Windows. There’s no gaming-focused version.

    gaming only distro

    There’s no such thing, to my knowledge.

    base windows vs base distro

    What is a “base distro”?

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    • MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      What is “optimized Windows”? Windows is Windows. There’s no gaming-focused version.

      Removing / disabling useless services, tweaking registry…

      There’s no such thing, to my knowledge.

      SteamOS sure looks like one. Gaming focused if you prefer. I’ve seen a couple on Linux, though I don’t remember their name rn.

      What is a “base distro”?

      Something like Ubuntu or Mint, which would be more comparable to a desktop experience like windows, ready for productivity

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      • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Removing / disabling useless services, tweaking registry…

        That’s the opposite of comparable since none of that was done on Steam OS.

        I’ve seen a couple on Linux, though I don’t remember their name rn.

        “Gaming Focused” distros aren’t anything special outside of having some pre-installed software.

        Something like Ubuntu or Mint, which would be more comparable to a desktop experience like windows, ready for productivity

        SteamOS has all of those same productivity tools but I’m not sure how that’s relevant to performance.

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