JOLICLOUD JOLIBOOK REVIEWED

Now that the Jolicloud Jolibook has gone on sale in the UK, we are starting to see reviews pop up. The Jolicloud Jolibook is the first netbook to ship with the Jolicloud operating system. The Jolibook is not yet available for purchase in the US, but Engadget's Joanna Stern has published a detailed review of the netbook.

Long story short, the hardware is pretty standard. It is neither better nor worse than what you would expect from a typical netbook. On the flip side, the display could have been better. The company could have also used a higher capacity battery. The Jolibook gets only around 5 hours of battery life with the 48 Whr battery.

The operating system is quite user-friendly. It is easy to use and can run web-based as well as desktop apps. Google's upcoming Chrome operating system can run only web-based apps and that is what makes the Jolicloud a better operating system than Chrome.

The Jolibook runs £279 in the UK. At that price it isn't exactly cheap especially when you consider the fact that the Jolicloud operating system is available for free download. That's to say, it is possible to buy a cheap Windows or Linux operating system and then install the Jolicloud OS on your own. But if that is not your thing, you will definitely want to consider this machine.