Windows 7 vs Snow Leopard, which is faster?

Before you begin reading I want to say this review was not done by me. I could have but I am really lazy so I borrowed the results from Nick Saint over at Silicon Alley.

Although I didn't do the tests I have Windows 7 64-bit installed on my Mac, and I have used it. And I have only to say one thing to Microsoft... Thank you... yes, that is correct, Thank You. For realizing how much Vista sucked and deciding to fix it...

But that's not here nor there, back to the speed review. The guys over at SAI installed both systems on a a MacBook Pro using Boot Camp 3.0, and ran the tests. Here are Nick's results:

• Snow Leopard took much less time to start up and shut down.
• Snow Leopard was slightly better at converting songs into MP3s in iTunes.
• In a multi-tasking test, Windows was almost twice as slow completing two tasks at once. However, both involved Apple programs (iTunes and QuickTime), skewing the test somewhat.
• Windows 7 performed better in all graphics and gaming tests.

So? If you plan on using your computer for videogames, buy a great laptop with Windows 7. If you plan on doing everything else a Mac user does better than a PC... sorry, I got carried away... stick to Snow Leopard.




Thanks for reading.