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Last week Intel had pushed out a second alpha release of Moblin V2 and now it boots even faster, which means they are down to the point of being able to boot in just a few seconds. Beyond a very quick boot process, they have already incorporated kernel mode-setting and other newer Linux/X.Org technologies while also working to build a desktop environment around the Clutter OpenGL tool-kit. Moblin is certainly turning into an interesting Intel creation, but how does its performance compare to other mobile-focused Linux distributions? We have benchmarked Moblin V2 Alpha 2 and compared it against what is likely their biggest competitor in the mobile space, Ubuntu Netbook Remix, and the LPIA-based Ubuntu MID edition. Which of these mobile operating systems is the fastest? We hope to find out today.
I've got my stock Ubuntu Netbook Remix (with updates) on this machine and I also have looked at the latest Moblin alpha. I find it surprising that Moblin doesn't do better. It is, after all, designed to work on only one class of processor (Intel Atom) and only on Intel graphics chipsets. Ubuntu is designed to work on most anything. All the customizations don't add up to all that much. The version of the kernel matters more.
All the tested distros are still works in progress. At the moment Moblin is interesting while Netbook Remix just works and is, AFAICT, fully ready for prime time.
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All the tested distros are still works in progress. At the moment Moblin is interesting while Netbook Remix just works and is, AFAICT, fully ready for prime time.