Mx Linux 17 Horizon review/plus follow up review

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Next up Im going to install KDE with MX17 and see how it goes.

[CaptNoize]

That should be awesome...!

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It wasnt very awesome as they really havent done much with it and there were many problems I didnt want to deal with. Very unpolished compared to their XFCE version but thats ok, Im enjoying Rosa for the time being.

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Just installed MX17 on my Dell D430 and it runs great. Amazing an 11 year old laptop can run so well with a recent Linux distro.

[tlmiller]

Way back when I liked those D430's. They were one of the first of the "thin and light" that's so popular now.

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Ive got four of them, two I purchased and two that were gifts from Dell. My wife loved them but is using a V130 now instead with Windows 7.
I still use them for work as they are nice to carry around and if they get damaged no big deal. They originally had Vista on them, but i cant get over how fast they perform with MX17. I wish they could use 4gb of ram thats a big drawback.

[CaptNoize]

I can't believe how well MX 17 is running on this 10 year old HP. I'm still using Q4OS on my Dell 7010 but I will replace it at some point with MX-17. I just have alot on my plate right now. I tried the Linux Mint,but just don't find it as interesting as MX-17. It just works...!

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Mint XFCE is very nice and is about as light as MX17 but agree how well MX17 runs on older hardware.

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MX17 continues to run up the Distrowatch rankings and may soon move past Debian.

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Just wanted to comment how well MX17 runs on on my older hardware and laptops. Ive had no silly issues since I made the move to MX17 and I now use it on almost all my portable systems. Hardware compatibility is the area I think really shines as ive had no issues particulraly in the area of Wifi, as it use to be a sore spot with other distros.

Theres a reason why MX17 now in the top 5 distros over at Distrowatch and climbing.