So if you have an old computer, Linux is better. I can buy that, for what it's worth. But I could pick up newer and faster hardware, week end and week out, at garage sales for five bucks a pop.
A motherboard with an AMD64/3000 can be had for about $120.
I'm a little curious as to why I would go to a garage sale, shell out extra cash for unknown hardware with no warranty, and install a crappier OS on it...
...when I could recycle known hardware with a better, free OS.