Netbooks is een enord populaire hardwarecategorie geworden. Zo veel zo, die netbooks in sommige gevallen aan outselllaptops zijn begonnen, overwegend hun lage prijzen, uitstekende portabiliteit en Web centric benadering.

Maar deze minimachines zijn een verschillend van onze gebruikelijke ultra aangedreven laptops en notitieboekjes. Zij hebben verschillende hardwarestructuren van hun laptop congeners en hebben zo verschillende softwarebehoeften. Houdend in mening kunnen hun matig aangedreven bewerkers, deze netbooks niet de olifant kunnen behandelen dat het Uitzicht is, hoewel zij de lading van zijn broer kunnen plukken die wij als XP weten. Maar het gebruiken van OS die specifiek voor een netbook wordt gebouwd heeft zijn eigen aura.

Wij zullen u over deze Werkende Systemen vertellen dat uw netbook enkel van zal houden zijn dag en nacht met door te brengen.

Moblin

Moblin is kort voor Mobiele Desktop. Het is een open bronproject dat poogt software voor de Mobiele Apparaten van Internet of, Netbooks en Nettops te ontwikkelen. Moblin is brainchild van de mensen achter dit initiatief en Moblin.org. Voortgebouwd op een aangepaste Linux bouw, gebruikt het een op maat gemaakt Gnome milieu. Het is nog in ontwikkeling, met V2.0 Bèta reeds in de markt. Richtend netbooks, wordt Moblin specifiek ontworpen voor de bewerkers van het Atoom van Intel, dat de meesten netbooks op gebaseerd zijn.

Met versie 2, heeft Moblin een intuïtief en makkelijk te gebruiken gebruikersinterface gebracht, die voor betere media en sociale voorzien van een netwerkervaring wordt gebouwd. Het ook sporten nieuwe grafische shell die wordt ontworpen om de beste ervaring op netbookapparaten te verstrekken en houdt van.

De staaf die op de bovenkant van de Desktop wordt geplaatst houdt verschillende panelen genoemd streken `'. Elke streek houdt toepassingen voor verschillend gebruik. Het Web dat behandeld door zelf aangepaste browser surft wordt van Moblin die op de motor van Gecko van Mozilla gebaseerd is. De media bibliotheek kan van de hoogste staaf van worden doorbladerd waar een gebruiker tot muziek, video's en beeldgalerij kan toegang hebben.

De connectiviteit kan niet worden genegeerd. Met Moblin, kunt u verbindingen gemakkelijk tot stand brengen, hetzij Wifi, 3G, WiMax of getelegrafeerde. Elk van dit wordt behandeld van het hoogste paneel. The home screen, that you see above, shows recent appointments and tasks. It also shows tabs of recently visited websites and messages from social media websites. Last.fm and twitter are supported till now and more should be added as Moblin progresses out of beta. Twitter is also integrated within the panel from where a user can quickly update his status.

Moblin can be downloaded from here, although note that it is still in development and may cause some glitches.

Ubuntu Netbook Remix

Ubuntu Netbook Remix is simply a spin-off of the original Ubuntu, customized for Netbooks and similar devices. With Ubuntu at it’s heart, you will get the security, user friendliness and customization options that Ubuntu promises.

Specifically designed for netbooks, the Netbook Remix has an intuitive interface with large icons and buttons, making it easy to ‘tap on’ with fingers when the OS is used with a touchpad friendly monitor. The default install takes up nearly 2GB, clearly disappointing users with 2GB EEE PCs. But considering the netbooks that come these days, with large volume hard drives and SSDs, this won’t be a problem at all. It comes with most of the default Gnome applications. OpenOffice.org, Firefox, Evolution all come bundled and the Gnome Web cam app, Cheese is also packed which works out of the box.

The current version is 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope. corresponding to the desktop release. It’s just another Ubuntu release (tuned up a bit though) and you should expect it to work like one. The Ubuntu Netbook Remix supports many popular netbook models like Asus Aspire One, Asus EEE 1000, 1000H, 900a & 901, Dell Mini 9 & 10v and a lot more.

Give Ubuntu Netbook Remix a try, Download here!

Jolicloud

Jolicloud is a relatively newbie on the netbook OS plot. Unlike any other ‘OS’, Jolicloud focuses on web based applications and integration of web utilities in the regular desktop experience.

Jolicloud is Linux, based on a combination of Ubuntu and Debian. It is best suited for small screens and netbooks that are always connected to the internet. Within Jolicloud, a user wont be able to differentiate between a desktop application and an application which is web based. Like, you will be able to ‘install’ applets for Gmail, Facebook, Twitter in the same way you install Pigin, Skype, Firefox or Thunderbird.

This is made possible by a customized integration of Mozilla’s Prism project which enables web application to integrate with the desktop. Apart from a regular Linux base, Jolicloud also derived some of its code from the Ubuntu Netbook Remix mentioned above. Jolicloud provides a social platform for users that are using the OS, by making registration compulsory. Upon startup, you will be able to see what applications are used by your friends and what are they upto on social networking sites. This is made possible when you ‘subscribe’ to other users using Jolicloud.

Jolicloud also supports a large list of Netbooks, detailed information for which can be found here. It is currently in Private Alpha, so you’ll need an invite to register an account and download the OS yourself. Interested? Put your name in the goblet here.

Windows 7 Starter (Or Home Premium) Edition

Microsoft surely doesn’t want to lag behind in this new emerging market of netbooks and seems to be playing its moves with an interest equal to any other player on the block. Windows 7 will be released soon and just like Vista, it will have many flavors for the different needs of people.

The lowest in the line is the Windows 7 Starter edition. It will be a lightweight version for netbook computers that will lack the many of the advanced features, such as Media Center and touch screen support. Developed for ‘low cost’ notebooks, Microsoft has indicated the Starter Edition to be its contender in the netbook race. Initially, there was limitation imposed on the Starter edition that allowed only three applications to be run simultaneously. Although it is worth noting that Microsoft announced later that there will be no such limitation in the final edition which will be released in the coming months.

Anyhow, Windows 7 Starter should prove to be a light weight system and hopefully decent enough for a typical netbook. If you have a more powerful netbook, running Windows 7 Home Premium edition shouldn’t be a problem because as recent tests have shown and as already listed by the company, Windows 7 should require lesser system resources than Vista. Vista?! Forget about installing that beast on your netbook.

eeeXubuntu Or Eeebuntu

Some independent developers from the eeeUser.com site joined hands and developed eeeXubuntu – a Xubuntu derivative developed specially for the EEE PCs. eeeXubuntu (pronounced Exxx Ubuntu, probably) has been built to support the EEE PCs hardware out of the box and make Xubuntu compatible with EEE PC’s small screen.

Since eeeXubuntu is derivative of Xubuntu, which is a derivative of Ubuntu, So eeeXubuntu also turns out to be Ubuntu with a modified XFCE environment.  Most of the regular applications are included; Firefox, Thunderbird, Pidgin, AbiWord, Gnumeric etc but OpenOffice doesn’t seem to have made the cut. Although anything on Linux is just an apt-get away, unless it isn’t in the repository.

The file manager in eeeXubuntu is Thunar. In terms of connectivity, eeeXubuntu works very well and supports all the connectivity options that a regular Xubuntu would do. Download eeeXubuntu for your EEE PC (Compatibility with other netbooks not confirmed)

Another option for a Debian based OS can be Eeebuntu, which is based on Ubuntu and sports even the eye candy of Compiz Fusion. As again, it is optimized for EEE PCs but may work with other netbooks as well. There are three editions of Eeebuntu: Standard (with all the applications and tools), Netbook Remix (for small screen devices) and Base (trimmed down version for low powered devices). You can download Eeebuntu from here.

What’s Your Favorite?

Many netbooks come preinstalled with Windows XP. It may work all the way fine, given that recent netbooks are somewhat powerful at heart and do carry some bulk in their hard drives. But still, an OS built for a desktop may not fulfill your needs on a device whose main function is to work like an Internet Device. Different people have different needs and work differently with the netbooks. What’s your use? Say it in the comments. What’s your Netbook OS of choice?