let's give a rank number to all this OS (from 1 to 10)

[7850OC]

let's give a rank number to all this OS (from 1 to 10) if you test any of them (ordered by the power)

 

 

 

Debian 7 - 5/10 (is awesome, but is a pure Linux also)

 

Lubuntu 14.04 - 6/10 (perfect for replace the old xp and is new)

 

XP (Windows 5) - 4/10

 

Xubuntu 14.04 - 7/10

 

Vista (Windows 6) - 5/10

 

Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 - 8/10

 

Windows 7 - 10/10

 

Ubuntu 14.04 - 9/10

 

Windows 8 - (i don't have tested it yet)

 

 

 

do i miss one on the list ? feel free to add it

 

in case you wonder (at this time) i am using "Ubuntu Gnome" (and i love it)

 

and i don't plan replace it  B)

[Gr8White_Bear]

Windows 8 stinks.  8.1 is much better from my experience.  

 

Windows 8.1 - 8/10

Windows 8 - 5/10

[Clyne]

Why XP 4/10, should be 9/10. 1 point less because of clippy. 

[Gr8White_Bear]

OP, have you tried Linux Mint?  I heard that distro is pretty good, but I haven't tried it yet.

[ddbtkd456]

Why XP 4/10, should be 9/10. 1 point less because of clippy. 

 

Hey now clippy was my entertainment during my intro to computers course in high school which i coulda slept thru and passed with an A+

[Guest Emrye]

Debian 7 - N/A

 

Lubuntu 14.04 - N/A

 

XP (Windows 5) - 9/10

 

Xubuntu 14.04 - N/A

 

Vista (Windows 6) - 4/10

 

Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 - N/A

 

Windows 7 - 6/10

 

Ubuntu 14.04 - 9/10

 

Windows 8 - 10/10

 

As you can see, the only Linux distros I have used are Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

[Admiaczking]

Debian 7 - ?/10 (never used it)

 

Lubuntu 14.04 - 8/10 (used it on my old netbook, worked as a great replacer for Windows 7)

 

XP (Windows 5) - 1/10 (it would be 0/10 but muh childhood)

 

Xubuntu 14.04 - ?/10 (might have used it before, don't remember)

 

Vista (Windows 6) - -1/10 (I would rather die than use Vista)

 

Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 - 9/10

 

Windows 7 - 10/10

 

Ubuntu 14.04 - 9/10

 

Windows 8 - 2/10 (It works, but metro makes it trash)

[ddbtkd456]

Also Vista should be rated higher then 7 or 8, while 7 has a lot simpler design I actually prefer vista...its way better.

[helping]

XP (Windows 5) - 4/10

 

Vista (Windows 6) - 5/10

 

Windows 7 - 10/10

 

Windows 8 - (i don't have tested it yet)

Will only rate what I've used

XP (Windows 5) - 8/10 - Post SP2 9/10

Vista (Windows 6) - 6/10

Windows 7 - 9/10

 

Windows 8 -  After 8.1 update 10/10

[Probenja]

Why XP 4/10, should be 9/10. 1 point less because of clippy. 

Oh god, i remember clippy, he was my best friend.

 

From the ones i have used:

 

Windows XP: 7/10

Windows Vista: 8/10

Windows 7: 9/10

Windows 8: 7/10

Windows 8.1: 9/10

Linux Mint: 9/10

Ubuntu: 8/10

Lubuntu: 7/10

Elementary OS: 9/10 (might give it another shot)

[DanteTheBuilder]

Windows 8 stinks.  8.1 is much better from my experience.  

 

Windows 8.1 - 8/10

Windows 8 - 5/10

I quite honestly like windows 8.1 and their efficiency for visualization if you have a Haswell Processor.

[7850OC]

OP, have you tried Linux Mint?  I heard that distro is pretty good, but I haven't tried it yet.

i hear (from all people) that is awesome friend   (but i have not test it yet also)

[Gr8White_Bear]

I quite honestly like windows 8.1 and their efficiency for visualization if you have a Haswell Processor.

yea i have a haswell in my laptop.  i7-4700mq.

[Clyne]

Hey now clippy was my entertainment during my intro to computers course in high school which i coulda slept thru and passed with an A+

In Family Guy too

[Hazy125]

Kali, best Linux distribution because cracking. White hat of course

[Colonel_Gerdauf]

Operating Systems that I have tried in my lifetime:

 

- MS-DOS - 8/10

- Win95 - 6/10

- Win98 - 7/10

- ME - 5/10

- XP - 6/10

- Vista - 8/10

- Win7 - 10/10

- Win8 - 9/10

- Ubuntu 10.04 - 9/10

- Ubuntu 12.04 - 8/10

- Yellow Dog Linux - 4/10

- Mac OS 8 - 5/10

[elecxonica]

Debian 7 - Unknown

 

Lubuntu 14.04 - 6/10 - Good performance, but not too good looking

 

XP (Windows 5) - 3/10 - ugly as hell, horrible on widescreens, slow.

 

Xubuntu 14.04 - Unknown

 

Vista (Windows 6) - Unkown

 

Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 - 7/10 - Good, but from my experience a bit sluggish

 

Windows 7 - 8/10 - nice, fast and good performance

 

Windows 8 - 9/10 - faster then windows 7, nice look

 

OS X 10.9 - 7/10 - fast, but clunky

 

Fedora - 9/10 - fast, good looks

[GLaDER]

Arch Linux - 8/10

Over all I love the concept, I love the freedom and I love the fact that when I'm done installing I've made the OS just the way I want it.

I remove two points due to it's complexity, making a novice user pretty much unable to install it.

Debian Wheezy - 9/10

I've been running Debian on my router from the moment I built it and it has never let me down. For a while I hade som issues with one package but once I dug into it I managed to fix it rather fast.

I remove one point because of the lack of bleeding edge. This could however be fixed if you opt to go for a none stable version.

Ubuntu 14.04 - 7/10

If anyone asks me "What OS should I get?", I tell them to go for Ubuntu. It doesn't even matter if you're a gamer anymore. As long as you aren't sure that your particular title won't be ported or developed for Linux there's no reason not to go for it. Ubuntu has been my daily driver for quite some time and it works like a charm for any user who's not very interested in digging deep into the possibilities of Linux but still wants a great Unix-experience.

However, I find Ubuntu bloated. That said, there are still features lacking that you have to install on your own (for instance, >2 monitor support is not easy to get going) which means that some users might find another distro more suitable since you'll have to dig into the code anyway.

Windows 7 - 7/10

For a day to day user I really see no reason why you would use W7 when there are free alternatives out there that does just want you want, but better and for free. However, if you are depending on certain software to get by in your everyday life W7 is probably your safest bet. I still have a 90GB SSD in my WS w/ W7 just because I want to be able to use Adobe's suite.

[StillBlaze]

Cant take this thread seriously with the amount of ppl rating Vista above XP let alone the kid who put XP at 0.

[juretrn]

Why XP 4/10, should be 9/10. 1 point less because of clippy.

clippy first appeared in Office 97 I believe, making it much older than XP.

[Clyne]

clippy first appeared in Office 97 I believe, making it much older than XP.

well i have 03 office on my old xp

[Jade]

Windows XP: 10/10 for its time

Windows Vista: 0/10 would use

Windows 7: 9/10

Windows 8: 6/10

Windows 8.1: 9/10

Linux Mint: 10/10 - Best Linux distro imo.

Ubuntu: 7/10 - Good for beginners. Not really a fan of it otherwise.

Lubuntu: Not sure. Haven't used it.

Elementary OS: 9/10

 

Linux > Windows > Mac OSX, imo. Just opinion though c:

[rootavish]

OP, have you tried Linux Mint?  I heard that distro is pretty good, but I haven't tried it yet.

Even though you asked the OP, I'll answer this since I do use it, it's really handy in the fact that most things just work, out of the box, plus it comes with two really awesome desktop environment choices in cinnamon and MATE(I use MATE version personally). Plus you get a lot of third party software bundled in the release, all this combined with the ease of downloading packages from Ubuntu's archives , make it a great choice.

[Guest Generallee]

Why XP 4/10, should be 9/10. 1 point less because of clippy. 

 

 

I miss clippy 

[teonedevski]

Mac os (OSX) ? I think maybe 7 or 8.

Windows 7. 9/10

Windows 8.1. 10/10

Windows 8. 1/10

Xp. About 6 or 7

Edubuntu 10.somethin (have them at schoo, but soon moving to win 8.1) 3/10

1 beeng the lowest score, 10 the highest.