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Re:Is Linux Better Than OS X? GNU, Open Source and Apple in ... by aruggirello on Monday July 27, 2015 @12:41PM (#9956291)
Out of curiosity, what DE did you try/were you using? Preinstalled Ubuntu (Unity)? Gnome 3? XFCE? MATE? KDE 4? The newest Kubuntu 15.04?

> However I had this happen, and Mac's time capsule restore was amazing.

TimeShift + your favourite cloud storage provider (and possibly, BackInTime) does much the same on Ubuntu:

http://www.teejeetech.in/p/timeshift.html

>Also, if you have never had to experience a full system crash / losing a laptop, good. However I had this happen...

Whenever you lose a laptop... someone will find it. That's why Prey Project exists:

https://preyproject.com/

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