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Mandrake Linux PowerPack Edition 9.1 review

7.7

Editors' Rating

Very Good

9.3

Members' Rating

Spectacular

Typical price:£ 69

Verdict

Mandrake Linux 9.1 is in virtual lockstep with Red Hat and SuSE, but offers cleaner fonts and support for partitioning NTFS drives... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Easy to install
  • Automatically configures and resizes NTFS drives
  • Provides strong support for both KDE and GNOME graphical user interfaces
  • Excellent font readability and controls.

Cons

  • Slightly unintuitive interface
  • No tech support for free version
  • No free phone support.

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Member Opinion

9.3

Average Member Rating

Spectacular

2 Members have reviewed this product

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Bob Kimble

Bob Kimble

Has everything but the kitchen sink

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9.5

Spectacular


Anonymous

Anonymous

The choice for desktop Linux

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9.0

Spectacular


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