Zorin Pro vs Core; is Pro worth your $$?
Today on Mackey Tech we’re going to review the differences between the free Zorin Os Core and Zorin Os Pro version for an additional $48.00 and see if there’s value for your needs!
As of March 26th, Zorin has released update 17.3, which includes a new default browser called ‘Brave’ which is based off Google’s Chrome!
We’re going to be using the pro version of Zorin OS 17.3, thanks to a review copy sent to me by Zorin, however in full disclosure, NO money changed hands, Zorin is NOT sponsoring this video nor is Zorin reviewing this video before it was uploaded to YouTube and all comments are my own!
For the Core version, we’ll be using build 17.2 loaded on virtual machine loaded on my proxmox.
We start with a quick run down of the additional desktop layouts for Zorin OS pro and then take a deeper dive into the additional software ( listed below) that’s included!
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction - is Zorin Pro worth the additional $48?
1:42 Zorin Pro vs Core desktop layouts
3:02 Mac OS Desktop layout
4:10 Windows 11 Desktop Layout
5:48 Reviewing the additional included software in Zorin Pro
7:32 Conclusion - Do you think Zorin Pro is work the extra money?
Websites:
Download Zorin OS: https://zorin.com/os/download/
Flash Zorin ISO to USB Disk with Belena Etcher: https://etcher.balena.io/
Brave Web Browser: https://brave.com/
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Additional Software Included in Zorin Pro:
LibreOffice: A comprehensive office suite compatible with Microsoft Office/365 documents: https://www.libreoffice.org/download
Scribus: A desktop publishing application: https://sourceforge.net/projects/scri...
Graphics & Multimedia:
Krita: A powerful, open-source image editing and painting software: https://krita.org
Inkscape: A vector graphics editor: https://inkscape.en.softonic.com/
Blender: A free and open-source 3D creation suite: https://www.blender.org/
GIMP: A free and open-source image manipulation program: https://www.gimp.org/downloads/
Evince: A Gnome document viewer: https://apps.gnome.org/Evince/
Foliate: A simple and lightweight e-book reader: https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.j...
Kdenlive: A non-linear video editor: https://kdenlive.org/en/download/
FreeCAD: A free and open-source 3D design application: https://www.freecad.org/downloads.php
LibreCAD: A free and open-source 2D CAD software: https://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/D...
Darktable: An open-source digital photo management and editing tool: https://www.darktable.org/
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