KDE4 vs. Razor-qt on an Asus EEEPC 1000H
I installed Razor-qt on a first-generation netbook running openSUSE 12.1 and the differences in loading times was nothing short of outstanding. In an informal test, Razor-qt loaded much, much faster than KDE4.
Benchmark machine:Asus EEEPC1000H 2GB RAM Intel Atom CPU270
Toshiba 5500 RPM 150 GB HDD
| Desktop Workspace | Optimization | Bootup | Shutdown |
| KDE4 | Minor optimization, notifications, minimal system tray | 1 minute 4.9 seconds | 14.6 seconds |
| KDE4 | Startup optimization, Nepomuk disabled | 1 minute 0.7 seconds | 13.2 seconds |
| Razor-qt | None | 37.5 seconds | 10 seconds |
Customizations on Razor-qt
Users who love customizing every corner of their desktop should stick to KDE4. Razor-qt matches LXDE in its approach to customizations. There's very little a user can change other than the desktop wallpaper and icons. Users who get bored easily will be visiting OpenBox Manager often to change the appearance of windows and menus.
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| The very capable Openbox Configuration Manager is found under Accessories. |
Razor-qt's simple menu is reminiscent of KDE's old menu with cramped text and small icons. For openSUSE users, Razor places a specific menu for Yast contents. Razor settings are also found from its own hiearchy.
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| Yast2 modules are allocated its own menu tree. |
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| Razor settings can be accessed from the menu. |
Razor-qt offers four managers to customize the desktop and it really isn't much compared to the robust settings of KDE - which is the beauty of the setup.
- Razor Mouse Configuration - to change the mouse cursor theme
- Razor Appearance - change the icon set
- Razor Desktop Configuration - wallpaper, menu file, and icon activation
- Razor Session Configurator - change default applications, startup items, modules, and environment properties
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