Xandros Desktop OS Business Edition review:5 stars (A complete business solution and Windows alternative !!!) - This Linux operating system coupled with the book "Linux Made Easy: The Official Guide to Xandros 3 for Everyday People" is just about all you will need!
If you don't have any Linux experience or knowledge and want an EASY transition...Xandros 3.0 is the way to go.
This is not a limited version. If your a home or business user looking for a quick, affordable and VERY FRIENDLY product...go with Xandros.
Xandros has made the specific effort of trying to be just like Windows XP using the Linux kernel. It succeeds! If you want an easy, simple to use, full featured experience try Xandros 3.0 Business Edition. The business edition does supply you with Star Office 7 (the Linux/open source version of Microsoft's Office 2003)and CodeWeaver's CrossOver Office (a program that allows you to run many Windows programs in a Linux environment). You can also purchase these separately. CodeWeaver will be releasing version 5 in September and version 6 in December. I would wait and buy version 6, it is going to knock your socks off with rich features and compatibility!!!
To sum it all up and keep this review short, simple and sweet -
Xandros Business Desktop 3 is an excellent Linux distro to learn on, it is extremely easy to use, learn and install. It acts just like Windows XP, it automatically configures itself (right out of the box!!!) to communicate with an existing Windows network. I did not think it would be that easy until I tried navigating my business LAN and found it was already done for me!! HOORAY!!!!
Xandros is soooooooo beginner/user friendly. You will feel right at home and it will only cost you $120 !!! Windows XP Pro costs $200. If you have 1 home machine, you save $80. If you have 10 office computers, you save $800!
This product is also FAST, especially on older computers. I had 5 old Pentium 3 933 MHz machines running Windows 2000 Pro with 256 MB of ram and 20 GB hard drives purchased in 2001. I simply backed up all important data, popped in the Xandros disk and they were all up, running and configured within a few hours. Before...they were sluggish, slow to boot or load/run programs. Now they are speeding along like new machines. That saved me about $5000 right there!
There are many FREE distros of Linux out there for you to learn on but Xandros is full featured and the simplest for a beginner in my opinion. If you know Windows...you will feel right at home from the start!
Also, with the Xandros book mentioned above...you have a step by step guide for the other more advanced details and learning.
Xandros is impressive, affordable and a shinging example of what Linux is going to become. Watch out Microsoft...here comes the Penguin! |
