Posts tagged with Linux

Choosing the right RAM amount for your netbook

Like all computers, netbooks have internal RAM (random access memory).  Over the years, as RAM prices have declined steadily, however operating systems and programs have gotten more bloated (they have higher RAM requirements to support those glittery, new features), desktops and laptops are now have gigabytes of RAM. Even so, it’s a bit weird to [...]

Choosing between Windows and Linux for your Netbook

If you are having trouble choosing between Windows and Linux for your netbook, here are a few advices to steer you into the right direction: Choose Windows if you… Have plenty of experience with Windows and don’t have time to learn other operating systems. Plan on using certain Windows programs that can’t run in Linux. [...]

Using Windows XP and Netbooks

Because Netbooks first introduced at the end of 2007, you’d think the little notebooks would be running the cutting-edge, greatest, latest OS.  But guess what? The most favored Netbook operating system is the venerable Windows XP (especially Windows XP Home), which was first came out in October 2001.  In the past few years, Microsoft has [...]