Linux makes old computers feel faster, not actually faster

Linux is often hailed as a magic fix for performance issues, especially on older hardware. Dust off a decade-old laptop, slap on a Linux distro, and suddenly your machine will start feeling brand new. There is some truth to this, and compared to Windows, Linux will make your older machines feel much snappier, but responsiveness isn't the same as newfound performance.

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