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bought an old netbook..which os to upgrade to?
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Never ran 8.1 on an old machine, however it feels slightly lighter in my day to day use.
XP is a great OS you should give it a try if you haven't experienced it yet.
For a little workstation like browsing, emails, office maybe a Ubuntu distribution could be interesting for you as well.
Best way would be to take some time and make use of the 30 day test periods MS is offering on the OSs. Wouldn't expect too much of a difference between 8.1 and 7 in terms of light weight though.
XP is a great OS you should give it a try if you haven't experienced it yet.
For a little workstation like browsing, emails, office maybe a Ubuntu distribution could be interesting for you as well.
Best way would be to take some time and make use of the 30 day test periods MS is offering on the OSs. Wouldn't expect too much of a difference between 8.1 and 7 in terms of light weight though.
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The memory footprint of Windows 8 is smaller from what I'm hearing (found this for a fresh install with 1GB RAM: http://www.askvg.com/comparison-between-windows-7-and-windows-8-memory-management-system/).
So I'd go Windows 8.1, usage should be very similar to 8 - unless you want to try Ubuntu as suggested above.
So I'd go Windows 8.1, usage should be very similar to 8 - unless you want to try Ubuntu as suggested above.
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There's absolutely nothing wrong with XP... that's my recommendation if you have a key for it. Otherwise, I'd go with a lightweight linux distro.
Personally, I've run Windows 7 on a system with 2gb of RAM and it was mostly fine. I wouldn't pay for a key to run a new OS on a system with only 1gb of RAM. If you don't have a key lying around, I'd use linux. Get another gig of RAM, and then maybe upgrade to 8.1.
Personally, I've run Windows 7 on a system with 2gb of RAM and it was mostly fine. I wouldn't pay for a key to run a new OS on a system with only 1gb of RAM. If you don't have a key lying around, I'd use linux. Get another gig of RAM, and then maybe upgrade to 8.1.
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With those specs, I'd probably give lubuntu a go. It's a lightweight version of Unbuntu using LXDE, so the system requirements are very low.
However, 1GB is the minimum RAM requirement for both Win7 and Win8, and you're above the CPU speeds minimum requirement (there's not a minimum core count requirement listed). So, you should be able to run those OSes, but when you start running current applications, your RAM could run out quick...
However, 1GB is the minimum RAM requirement for both Win7 and Win8, and you're above the CPU speeds minimum requirement (there's not a minimum core count requirement listed). So, you should be able to run those OSes, but when you start running current applications, your RAM could run out quick...
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Look for threads of W8/W8.1 on your netbook.
I have an HP CQ60-220US. No sound drivers available (HP has none, W8 not compatible).
Other minor glitzes a pain to resolve.
Used a USB sound out, worked on W8, does not work on W8.1 (yet?)
W7 may be less trouble.
I have an HP CQ60-220US. No sound drivers available (HP has none, W8 not compatible).
Other minor glitzes a pain to resolve.
Used a USB sound out, worked on W8, does not work on W8.1 (yet?)
W7 may be less trouble.
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