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Old 12-03-2004
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Neither is better nor worse than the other. There are many different flavours of UNIX and Linux - each with its own strengths and weaknesses.

On a laptop, you are going to be looking at one of the *BSD's or some distribution of Linux. Many people have personal favourites (mine is SUSE Linux) - but this all depends on your requirements and level of UNIX/Linux expertise.

For a beginner that wants good hardware recognition, go with Mandrake Linux, if you're proficient and want good hardware recognition go with SUSE, and if you're looking for a truly configurable and rock-solid Linux system go with Slackware.

Again; many people will question this and have their own preferences, it is all dependent on your needs and ability.

Cheers
ZB