What operating system is better for a netbook?

When deciding which operating system you prefer for a netbook, you need to consider several factors. The first is the price. There are OS paid, there are free. Are you ready to shell out additional money for the operating system distribution? Very important resource intensity of the system: netbooks have less storage and RAM, so the system should use resources rationally. Also, The system must be adapted to the "filling" of the netbook.

Of course, the most famous and widespread OS at the moment is Microsoft Windows. Special versions of the operating system fornetbooks Microsoft did not release, so you'll have to put on a netbook Windows XP or one of the "junior" versions of Windows 7. Usually on netbooks set light Windows 7 Starter, but its functionality is extremely truncated. Windows Pros - in her habituality, and also in the fact that she supports almost any equipment. In addition, some programs work only on Windows. Minuses - its price, and economical in relation to its resources is not easy.

Therefore, many believe that the best operatingThe laptop system is Linux, it's free and consumes fewer resources. But the catch is that Linux is a common name for a number of free operating systems, so the question remains open: you have to choose from a large number of distributions. What Linux distributions can I recommend for installation on a netbook?

Perhaps the most common operating system for a netbook from the Linux family is Ubuntu Netbook Edition. In general, my acquaintance with Linux manythey start with Ubuntu - this system is the most friendly with respect to users. It is quickly installed, loaded and running, and the user interface should not confuse you.

But recently the distribution of Unbuntu Netbook Editionceased to exist. The fact is that in the 10.10 version, the Unity shell was used for the first time, which allowed more efficient use of a small netbook screen. The developers decided to use Unity and in the desktop distribution - Ubuntu Desktop Edition 11.04, so both versions - for PCs and netbooks - decided to merge. But, in theory, now Ubuntu Desktop Edition should be suitable for netbooks.

A fairly young operating system for a netbook is Moblin. This distribution was developed by Intelespecially for netbooks, equipped with an Intel Atom processor. The main criticism of this "axis" was its underdevelopment. Therefore, after the transfer to the Linux Foundation, the Moblin platform was transformed into a new project - MeeGo.

MeeGo Platform has combined project achievements fromdevelopers of Nokia and Intel, as well as a number of Linux projects. In its development, many companies that produce netbooks, laptops and mobile devices take part. This OS is quite young, so if you are afraid to experiment, it's worth waiting a little.

Other Linux systems installed on netbooks are Jolicloud, Linux Mint, gOS, Xandros. Xandros System was designed specifically for ASUS notebooksEee PC and is adapted primarily for them. Especially popular this OS for obvious reasons does not use, but if you are offered a laptop with a pre-installed OS - why not try it, especially since you will not have to pay extra for it.

Linux Mint It's not designed specifically for netbooks, but this oneThe distribution kit is quite light, so many people put it on netbooks. The Linux Mint system is very similar to Ubuntu, differing only in the interface (it was still understandable and simple) and some of its own applications. It is popular because of its simplicity and the fact that after installation in it you can immediately work without loading additional programs and codecs.

OS gOS is based on the Ubuntu distribution and is "enforced" inmostly for applications from Google or MySpace, and its interface is somewhat similar to Mas OS X. It's good for its Web-oriented, because the main task of netbooks is to work on the Internet, but since it was not designed specifically for netbooks, there may be problems with work some equipment under this system.

Jolicloud based on Ubuntu, but to work withWeb applications used Google Chrome OS. The advantages of the system is that it supports all models of netbooks, desktops and laptops. And it is focused mainly on netbooks and old computers.

As you can see, it is difficult to say which operating system is better for a netbook. The choice is very wide, all systems have advantages and disadvantages, so the question is mainly in personal preferences.