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Comparison between Puppy Linux and Windows Me
FeaturePuppy LinuxWindows Me
PriceFree~$50
Minimum CPU required300Mhz300Mhz
Minimum RAM required64Mb64Mb
Minimum HDD space for install~200Mb~400Mb
Maximum RAM supported64Gb (unlimited on a 64-bit CPU)~512Mb to 1.5Gb1
Maximum HDD supportedNo maximum~64Gb to 137Gb2?
Official supportYesUnsupported as of July 11, 2006
InstallationRuns live and Installs to HDD/USB/CF/ZipInstalls to HDD
Boot speed~1 minute~1 minute
WiFi compatibilityYesLimited?
Viruses propagatedNone known?Hundreds
Software included "out of the box"
SoftwarePuppy LinuxWindows Me
Internet BrowserSeaMonkey with tabbed browsing, e-mail client and html editorInternet Explorer 5.5 and Outlook Express 5.5 e-mail client
Instant MessagingPidgin supports MSN, AIM, ICQ and Y!None
Media PlayerGxineMedia Player 7
Photo ManagementGTKSeeNo?
Word ProcessorAbiword with ODF, OOXML and DOC supportWordPad with DOC support
SpreadsheetGnumeric with ODF, OOXML and XLS supportNone
PDF SupportePDFViewer and puppyPDF (creates PDFs)No
Disc burningGrafburnNo
Torrent supportTransmissionNo
Zip compressionXarchive supports ZIP, RAR and 7ZZIP only

See also the comparison with Windows XP
See also the comparison with Windows 98
See also the comparison with Windows Vista
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