What are the Mini Laptop Operating Systems

Many of the mini laptops for sale come with the Windows 7 Starter operating system installed on their hard drive. Keep in mind that there are various options in regards to the operating systems on mini laptop and netbook computers.

Windows 7

The Windows 7 operating system provides the user with a fast, responsive level of performance. Some additional features include slightly enhanced plug and play capabilities with regards to locating the correct drivers for external devices.

Windows XP

In addition on some of the used or refurbished mini laptops will provide the extremely popular Windows XP operating system. This is often the choice for people who not only prefer XP but whom are also looking for additional savings.

Windows CE

Other mini laptop operating systems include Windows CE or WinCE which is popular on the mini 7 netbooks. These use an on chip architecture which uses an extremely small amount of space.

Windows Vista

And there is Windows Vista which was the predecessor to Windows 7. Keep in mind that Vista requires a significant amount of system memory in order to function.

Linux

There is also the Linux option which is going to be found on netbook which will provide even more savings. This is due to the fact that the cost of the operating system greatly affects the price of the computer. In the case of Linux however, the cost is basically nothing as this is a free operating system for the most part.

Keep in mind that Linux is quite similar to the layout of Windows from the basic desktop GUI, but underneath the hood it is completely different.

Android

Building upon Linux is the Android operating system from Google which has become quite prolific on mini laptop computers. This platform can be found on 7 inch netbooks as well as standard netbooks.