Re: [PLUG] DUAL Booting With "Modern" UEFI & SDD

["Keith C. Perry" <kperry@daotechnologies.com>]

It really depends on the tasks you are doing at the time...

I dual-boot my main system with different version build when I'm doing music production.

For my laptops- they are at least dual-booted if not more since I generally keep a Windows environment available to use when onsite clients- that's just in case.  Windows VM's on my netbook are "ok" performance-wise but usually less cumbersome to boot directly into it.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Clay Wells" <clayw@sas.upenn.edu>
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 11:47:43 AM
Subject: Re: [PLUG] DUAL Booting With "Modern" UEFI & SDD

On 12/22/2015 12:42 AM, Ira Laefsky wrote:
>
> I have used Ubuntu extensively and am considering buying a new PC
> based upon the ASUS X99 USB3.1
>
> containing a 256 GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO as well as 2 2TB Seagate
> HDD(s) I need Ubuntu for my research, but unfortunately also have to
> use Windows 10 (preinstalled) for certain administrative and other
> functions
>
> I have recently had the bad experience of losing a HP All-in-One
> installing Ubuntu 15.10 (dual boot) according to the instructions in
> the Ubuntu/Canonical Forum and am very apprehensive about purchasing a
> new PC workstation with UEFI and SSD and installing Ubuntu Dual-Boot. 
> Could you provide me with accurate pointers or advice on these
>
> New BIOS/UEFI and SDD technologies, and the terrors of Modern Dual-Boot.
>
>  
>
> I would be grateful for any advice.
>
>  
>
> Thank you
>
> Ira Laefsky
>

Hi, In today's world of systems with 8+ core CPU's and 8+ GB of RAM, I
wonder if there's any real advantage to running a dual-boot machine as
opposed to just running a VM.?

Cheers,
Clay

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