Linux in Windows Office environment

[Dave]

I am using a 7 year old HDD,maybe that is why.

Sounds like my old laptop, it died shortly thereafter.

No, its more like a PICNIC error

lol, you need to run some diagnostics to check

 

[HeftyCrab]

Brand new PC i5 6500, 8GB RAm 2133Mhz, HDD drive.

brand new windows 10 install - boot time (to login screen 30 secs - , another 40 secs after password input - cant click anything in this period)

Linux Mint Cinnamon 17 - 20 secs , usable immediately when desktop is shown, Firefox opens immediately.

Windows is a resource HOG.Hate it !!!

Love Mint.

 

[w1z4rd]

Where do you get that from?

Okay, I see the problem. Me My bad, Im an idiot.

 

[shadow_man]

And yet my standard hdd equipped i3 loads the password screen in around 5 seconds and is ready to go on the desktop in less than 20...

PEBKAC issue perhaps?

I call BS on that. 5 sec boot on a standard spinning disk?

You sure its not SSHD or some form of hybrid?