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Add to SafariWhen comparing Netrunner vs Windows XP, the Slant community recommends Netrunner for most people. In the question“What is the best laptop OS?” Netrunner is ranked 32nd while Windows XP is ranked 40th. The most important reason people chose Netrunner is:
Works well. Very similar to my experiance with Manjaro.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Everything works well out of the box
Works well. Very similar to my experiance with Manjaro.
Pro Beautiful and faithful KDE implementation
Modified but not overly tweaked (like BlueStar Linux or Ka OS).
Pro nice feel
Pro Always up-to-date
The "rolling" edition of Netrunner is based on Manjaro (an Arch derivative) which offers a semi-rolling release.
Pro Quick & lightweight
Surprisingly snappy for a fairly fully-featured distro.
Pro Netrunner Core is ideal for workstation
Netrunner Core is a vanilla version based on Debian Stable that only uses 400 MB RAM.
Pro No Bloatware
Unlike its next gen, this OS has no bloatware included.
Pro Fast
It loads very fast, recommended for older hardware.
Cons
Con Very heavy on resources
The heaviest Linux distro I've ever used. It often gets my laptop fan to fly.
Con Discontinued
Since April 8, 2014, support and updates for Windows XP are no longer available.
Con Absolutely absolete
It is just sort of a mozachism to use this os.
Con No software supported anymore(Almost)
Con Linux Zorin Lite is a much better alternative
Con Unsecure
Discontinued updates, after 8 years hacking it is a piece of cake.
Con Garbage, ancient, and slow
