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Red Hat Linux 9 Professional review

		Product	Date	Editors' Rating	Members' Rating	Price
		Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring The latest version of Mandriva is a competent and well-implemented desktop release with lots to commend it to those with some Linux know-how.	28 May 2008	7.5
		Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Hardy Heron is an incremental set of advances on earlier versions, but all the advances are in the right direction. Unfortunately, a known and unfixed bug means we can't currently recommend it for enterprise use.	25 Apr 2008	7.6
		Deploying Windows Vista: Hands On This training course provides an engaging in-depth insight into the advantages, and pitfalls, of deploying Microsoft's latest operating system.	25 Feb 2008	8.0		£1395
		Windows Vista SP1 It's always good to install the latest code for any operating system, but installing Windows Vista SP1 will require some users to spend a few hours without any visible or tangible improvements to their systems.	12 Feb 2008	7.0
		Ubuntu 7.10 Although it's not a massive jump from the previous version, Ubuntu 7.10 is slightly more usable if you're more accustomed to Windows, and is now better at co-existing with Windows on the same machine.	01 Nov 2007	7.5
		Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard The grace of Leopard's interface enhancements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac, as more than 300 functional and fun features top off this update.	26 Oct 2007	8.0		£85
		Ubuntu 7.04 Ubuntu is very user-friendly but not right for everyone. Oddly, both casual and advanced users will find this operating system wonderful, while day-to-day users may rail against Ubuntu's incompatibility with certain popular software applications. Still, this is a great leap forward for Linux with the mass audience.	13 Jul 2007	7.3
		Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Business is essentially warmed-up Windows XP. If you're currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use.	25 Jan 2007	7.4		£180
		Mandriva Flash Mandriva Flash gives you a well-stocked and flexible Linux distribution in an extremely portable and secure USB flash drive format. If you're confident of finding a host system that you can reboot on your travels, this could be all the computer you need.	05 Jan 2007	7.7		£53
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