Having recently gone through this process myself, and happy that my final choice, I thought it might be helpful if I offer you some tips to help make your decision as easy as possible.
1) Operating System
Windows is of course the conventional operating system, which most people are familiar. This means that not only is there a huge amount of programming work on a Windows system, but it is so intuitive that you will be able to start using your netbook is now. The downside is that manufacturers must pay a license fee, Microsoft Windows machines generally more expensive than Linux. (more…)