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Intended for large-screen, non-touch devices that extend traditional concepts with functionality and good looking aesthetic.
Pro Very customizable
From little things like folder colors to larger options like desklets. Unlike gnome and unity, there is an option for almost any desktop preference.
Pro Easy transition
It's easy to switch from Windows to Linux Mint.
Con Crashes
Despite Cinnamon being on its stable second version it still crashes a lot, ranging from plugins all the way to drivers.
Pro It has perfect balance between simplicity and usability
The Xfce components are only 287 MiB, all of this without losing any functionality.
Con Very slow developement
XFCE tends to be extremely slow in it's development. It has been two and a half years since its last release with the next release still remaining unknown.
Pro Highly customisable
There are many customization options and possibilities to tweak the desktop, including widgets.
Pro KDE is an evolution on the classic desktop model
KDE 4 is a great evolution on the classic Win95/Gnome/XFCE approach. It's moving in innovative directions while respecting the classic metaphors.
Con Perceived clunkyness and slowness
Compared to other options, KDE is still perceived slow. Especially, the desktop takes a few seconds to login. Mouse pointer can feel sluggish, or laggy, on older systems
Con HiDPI support is spotty
The log in screen as well as some other components of the OS do not scale properly under HIDPI. Everything in the log in screen will be displayed too small, as well as some areas of the OS.
Pro Easy on resources
Barely going above 220MB of RAM use out of the box
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Pro Multi-device "convergence"
Plasma Desktop provides seamless "zero config" integration of your Android device with your laptop and desktop machines via KDE Connect. Phone calls, SMS messages, cross-device copy and paste, media remote control, cursor control and more are supported. The technology that Plasma Desktop...
Pro Adheres to standards
Standards adherence allows for interoperability and shared technology for X Window System desktops, with similar Wayland support being worked on. Applications not written with Plasma in mind work very well in Plasma as a result. The development team has also been instrumental in standard creation a...
Con Perceived clunkyness and slowness
Compared to other options, KDE is still perceived slow. Especially, the desktop takes a few seconds to login. Mouse pointer can feel sluggish, or laggy, on older systems.
Con Stability problems
Under certain conditions, most of KDE's components can be highly sensitive to race conditions, which leads to KDE applications frequently crashing, and, on rare occasion, kdeinit itself locking up.
Pro Easy to use
GNOME 3 has been designed to make it simple and easy to use. Press a button to view your open windows, launch applications or check if you have new messages.
Pro Very productive
With a clean layout and well-thought keyboard shortcuts, Gnome 3 is simply the best for people looking to be productive with their computer.
Con No taskbar by default
GNOME doesn't have a taskbar by default, and might be confusing to people migrating from Windows for that reason. It is however possible to install it through http://extensions.gnome.org.
Con Some areas are unpolished and lack features
Some aspects are still unpolished and lack features - the gnome design team works well, but seems to not be taking input from the outside world.
Pro Very simple to use
Practically anyone can use it within an hour of its install - great concept!
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