Linux distro for netbook

[Teris]

I've managed to pick up a Samsung NC10 cheap but it's got a terrible atom processor which makes Windows diabolically shocking on it.

My current solution is to look to a linux distribution for it. Its been a while since i played with linux and I don't know what's best for a netbook.

It's currently got Ubuntu 11.10 installed but should i make a change to Puppy or Kubuntu to squeeze a bit more performance out of the little rubbish unit?

I just want as much speed as i can out of basic tasks, I was struggling to stream a video to a second monitor at 1440x900, it was laggy as hell. I'm not expecting miracles but any distro that will give me better slightly performance would be a winner.

 

[123386761]

stay with ubuntu. once you get used to ubuntu, it's hard to change to xubuntu, kubuntu, etc. It's just as fast...

 

[lhuser]

For a full netbook feeling, I'd go with Ubuntu.

There's others, like OpenSUSE, Sabayon, Fedora, but Ubuntu seems to be a better choice for netbooks. If you want the K Desktop environement, then I'd try Kubuntu, but the experience won't be the same.