>> I picked the netbook edition for a laptop - thinking it might be optimised for long battery life as well as a small display.
> I really doubt that.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that has historically been the case. The netbook edition contained some kernel tweaks to make it run better on Atom processors, and also used an interface optimized for smaller screens; most recently Unity.
Correct and correct. I've been running it on my Eee PC 1000HE for the past year, it runs beautifully, noticeably more efficiently than the Windows XP that came with it.
> I really doubt that.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that has historically been the case. The netbook edition contained some kernel tweaks to make it run better on Atom processors, and also used an interface optimized for smaller screens; most recently Unity.