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OS for slow netbook
« on: July 03, 2012, 06:46:59 pm »
I have dell ispiron mini1012 and I want some fast os for it. Now it have windows7 starter, it boot in 2+min and working really slowly :(
It have 218GB hard disc
1gb ram
intel atom cpu N450 166GHz and bad video system
I want os which have to be
Fast
Can conect to wifi
Internet surfing
Watching films from hdd
Mayby skype if posible :)
Also it dont have dvd rom, and I dont have any external dvd rom, so I want OS for instaling from flash :)
Thanks for answers :)
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Re: OS for slow netbook
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2012, 07:10:22 pm »
Hey buddy, I feel your pain. I was running on a similar laptop for the last semester and I had to do quite a bit to get it to the point where it was workable.


The first recommendation I have for you is to buy a 2gb RAM stick. 1 gigabyte of ram is about enough for the OS and services and not much else. It is the primary reason your computer is that slow.


With 2 gigs of RAM, windows 7 will be more than usable if you turn down all of the performance settings. Go to the start menu and type "performance". Third down in the results list you should see "Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows". Go to it and make sure everything is unchecked except the last three on the bottom. It will look like XP but it will run very fast.


If more ram isn't an option, then you can try downloading linux mint with the cinnamon desktop.   But really without that seconds gigabyte you will have issues with any large tasks.
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Re: OS for slow netbook
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2012, 07:18:02 pm »
I dont want invest to this antique laptop, I even dont payed for it, wined it :) I use it for waching films and surfing net on holidays because my main laptop is huge and have dead battery :( Is it posible to install windows mint from usb?
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Re: OS for slow netbook
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2012, 07:30:34 pm »
Yes and you can use a program called unetbootin to make one automagically
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Re: OS for slow netbook
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2012, 08:01:49 pm »
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Re: OS for slow netbook
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2012, 08:05:40 pm »
Windows Mint? lolwat.
I'd say WinXP would be enough for your needs.

EDIT: Ubuntu netbook remixes suck monkey balls... very limited.
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Re: OS for slow netbook
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2012, 08:07:01 pm »
Quote from: skidiot.h on July 03, 2012, 08:01:49 pm
http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/ubuntu-9.10-netbook-remix-i386.iso

Its specially designed for netbooks. You could get the latest version of ubuntu and turn it into UNR, but this works great. Also as suggested use UNetBootIn to make it a bootable USB


Hmmm I will try this tomorow, mayby it is good idea :)


Quote from: Kulverstukas on July 03, 2012, 08:05:40 pm
Windows Mint? lolwat.
I'd say WinXP would be enough for your needs.

EDIT: Ubuntu netbook remixes suck monkey balls... very limited.


As I said I need only internet, skype, and films player, than windows have that ;) If it work good I use them :)

Staff note: edit your damn posts already
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Re: OS for slow netbook
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2012, 11:36:41 pm »
Wifi, skype and flash capabilities are available on pretty much any OS. I have skype on Arch for example. If you want a faster OS I would go for a linux. Something other than ubuntu would be good because IMO ubuntu is a bit like windows. Ubuntu is still a faster option that windows howvever. Plus it's easy and user-friendly.
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Re: OS for slow netbook
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2012, 01:37:09 am »
I use ubuntu on my netbook, it only has 1 gb of ram... But if you want it to run faster, use something lighter like Xubuntu or something maybe.
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Re: OS for slow netbook
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2012, 02:23:44 am »
I had a laptop with worse specs than that and I was running Ubuntu on it. It was very snappy
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Re: OS for slow netbook
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2012, 11:40:51 am »
So what to use? Mayby puppy linux? Or tiny linux? That linux remix for netbook version look stupid for me, so what is best? I want os with huge speed :)
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Re: OS for slow netbook
« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2012, 12:04:39 pm »
Look into Damn Small Linux. You can also do your own research you know.
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Re: OS for slow netbook
« Reply #12 on: July 04, 2012, 01:54:55 pm »
Hmmm my netbook dont eat damn small linux :(
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Re: OS for slow netbook
« Reply #13 on: July 04, 2012, 02:17:36 pm »
I have an Asus Eee PC with 1gb Ram. I'm currently running Ubuntu 12.04, and it is running it without any problems. But if you want it faster go for puppy Linux or damn small Linux. I have used pretty much any of the big Linux distros and i have never experienced any problems with any of them.
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Re: OS for slow netbook
« Reply #14 on: July 04, 2012, 08:02:20 pm »
Quote from: Narraz on July 04, 2012, 02:17:36 pm
I have an Asus Eee PC with 1gb Ram. I'm currently running Ubuntu 12.04, and it is running it without any problems. But if you want it faster go for puppy Linux or damn small Linux. I have used pretty much any of the big Linux distros and i have never experienced any problems with any of them.
That is exactly what I have, same setup, no problems.
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