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Introduction

If the first portable with a Core i7 mobile begin to arrive on the shelves, do not forget that much of the machines sold these days are notebooks, philosophy diametrically opposed! Portable and inexpensive, these machines are attracting more and more people. However, it should be borne in mind that the level of performance they offer is quite low, limited by the ubiquitous Intel Atom ... In addition, the father of the concept (Asus with its Eee PC 700) is there was no mistake: remember, the first notebooks Asus, Acer or Hercules were provided with a Linux system, generally considered less demanding than Windows. Following an attack from Microsoft, the trend was reversed and the vast majority of notebooks is now supplied with Windows XP preinstalled.

A Windows certainly has a number of advantages, starting with full compatibility with hardware and software assets exist. However, Windows XP starts to seriously accuse her age, does not have an interface designed for lower resolutions and is quite heavy for an Atom processor. But if manufacturers have virtually ceased to develop their own Linux distributions, this is not the case of the big names in the sector that have mostly adapted their distributions for use on net book. The majority HP 484170-001 Battery offers an installation process via USB key to overcome the lack of DVD drive these machines, and integrates most useful software on this type of machine. We propose now test a selection of these distributions in order to compare them and to compare Windows to determine what system is best suited to a net book. On the Windows side, we will of course try Windows XP, but Windows 7 (RC), given by Microsoft as suitable for notebooks. Linux side will attend Ubuntu Net book Remix, Moblin 2.0 and finally Mandriva One. Some might be surprised by the latter choice, knowing that Mandriva has a net book version of its distribution, but this is reserved for the OEM and not available for all everyone, we decided to test only the standard version, available on it all.

Hardware and protocol

The tests were performed on an Acer Aspire One D150 (LDLC also thank for letting us use this machine). This choice is not a coincidence and was thoughtful. The  Compaq Presario CQ60 Battery, although quite old, is indeed the perfect "average net book." It has a screen 8.9 "1024 * 600, an Atom N280 processor and a gigabyte of RAM. Chipset side we find a very classic 945 from Intel and Adheres chip for Wi-Fi. In short, this net book uses the most common components in different notebooks on the market. This will allow us to do a pretty good idea of ​​the level of hardware support distributions that we will install. In addition, the relatively low resolution, but typical screens 8.9 "will judge the ergonomics of different graphical interfaces in these conditions" precarious ".

On the tests themselves, they will be divided into two broad categories. On the one hand the objective tests. It will involve measuring the starting time, the time required to open a text file and a specific web page. These tests therefore highlighting the most common use of notebooks, namely mobile internet use and office. The other, more subjective tests. He will judge the ease of installation of the system, its ergonomics and ease of use. This will also require a list of pre-installed software and their level of sophistication. We assume that the system is ideal for net book already includes everything that is necessary for the user to surf, type and view documents, listen to music and watch videos. If adventure software or codec¡¯s were not present, we would expose the procedure to find, download and install.

Windows XP

Is it still useful to the present? Released October 25, 2001, the most popular Windows Microsoft history is celebrating its 8 years! An eternity in computer ... This should definitely be abandoned during the release of Vista, but it is not running correctly on notebooks too limited in power, Microsoft had to solve again and again to extend the life of the system, which reaches records today. We find installed on our family Aspire One version of the system, an evaluation version of Mac a fee antivirus and pack for Office 2007. About antivirus, as the demo is only provided 60 days, we have opted to install a free antivirus in place, based on the observation that it is the behavior adopted by a majority of owner¡¯s net book. Here  Dell XPS M1210 Battery it is the new Microsoft Security Essentials, wanting lightweight and efficient. Concerning the office suite, to have tangible elements of comparison with other systems we have installed Open Office 3.1. On the graphical interface and ergonomics, no change has been made, it is a Windows XP everything from classic, nobody will be disoriented. The 1024 * 600 screen pixels are sufficient in most cases, although sometimes a hundred extra pixels in height would have been welcome. That said, a screen 8.9 "seems a good compromise (for a backup system) between moving machine and ease of use. Implies a higher resolution screen effect 10 or 11 inch footprint and therefore superior. On the reactivity of the system, there are more complaints.

The boot time is correct with 57 seconds elapsed between the appearance of the Acer logo and full load Windows? Desktop appears on him after 42 seconds, then Windows XP requires an additional 15 seconds to load its processes in the background. On Internet Explorer 8, the figures are hardly flattering. After a reboot, it takes effect 12 seconds to open the page 59hardware.net ... For a machine dedicated to mobile internet, serious efforts should be made at this level. That said, once the site is cached, things will improve with a loading time of 6 seconds, which is more acceptable. Same remark with Open Office, the document test load 31s after reboot, but in only 5 seconds once cache. In everyday life, the use of Windows XP on a net book is relatively comfortable, as we will not engage in multitasking. The machine shows its limits when different programs are running in the background. Thus, the Dell Studio 17 Battery simultaneous use of Open Office, Internet Explorer, Windows Live Messenger and Outlook Express makes use of the machine rather painful; so many seconds are required to move from one to the other. That said, a net book is not intended to replace your main machine and will remain a secondary machine, the level of demand is not the same.

Windows XP is immediately operational, Flash and PDF reader are installed by default (probably by Acer), and Windows Media Player can play most audio and video on your hard drive. The e-mail management is devolved to the default Outlook Express; you are