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Comparing Windows and Ubuntu On Netbooks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the little-bit-of-this-and-that dept.

Barence writes "With the arrival last month of Ubuntu 10.10 Netbook Edition, PC Pro has revisited a familiar question: which operating system is best for a netbook?. The magazine has run a series of benchmarks on a Asus Eee PC 1008HA running Windows XP Home, two versions of Windows 7 (with and without Aero switched on) and Ubuntu Netbook Edition. The operating systems are tested for start-up performance, Flash handling and video, among other tests. The results are closer than you might think."

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  1. OS X on MacBook Air by mrnick · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    OS X is pretty good on the MacBook Air netbook, but Apple won't admit it's a netbook.

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