Many enthusiast PC sites create buying guides for people looking to build their own PC’s from components. For instance, The Tech Report released their latest system guide. For the first time they made a recommendation for a “mini-econobox” built around Intel’s Atom processor, and intended to be as small and quiet as possible. Their recommended OS for this machine? Ubuntu, of course. From the article:

“With Windows XP going the way of the dodo, Ubuntu looks to us like a good fit. We wouldn’t recommend Ubuntu as a primary OS for our other builds, since it won’t let you play most games or run Photoshop out of the box, but this is a sub-$300 small-form-factor PC for basic desktop tasks. Ubuntu offers all you need for web browsing, instant messaging, word processing, and MP3 and DVD playback (assuming you install a couple of extra packages). Also, Ubuntu has a better track record than XP from a security standpoint, and it won’t fall prey to the same viruses and spyware.”

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