Featuring the KDE desktop, customized to look more Windows Vista in style, the system loads reasonably fast even from a live CD and surprisingly the applications bundled in with Turbo include many proprietary software applications including Real Player 11, Skype, Adobe PDF Viewer and even (something I haven't seen since my Windows days) ATI Catalyst Control Center.
Although this does detract somewhat from the essence of Linux as completely free and open source, it is excellent as a starter for those migrating from Windows, and as the distribution is developed on a commercial basis this is to be expected.
TurboLinux lives up to its name, as it is very fast and very efficent, as i mentioned the pre-bundled software selection is very well thought out and brilliant to get you on your feet with your new install straight away. Unfortunately, whilst Turbo does feature support for other languages, its support is very limited and does not compare with native English distributions, however this being said, if you are Japanese or able to read Japanese, the system is very good, and as a development basis for another distro, would perform very well. The installation is simple and easy to use and is built from scratch.
Conclusion: - Brilliant OS, stable and secure and featuring some brilliant applications, although the language barrier is a bit of a shame
Pros- Good selection of pre-installed apps, very fast system and very good hardware detection.
Cons - Unfortunately in Japanese and also seems to lack a software center or repository application of some kind, could be a drawback for installing further apps, especially as Turbo is based on independent code and is not cross compatible with Debian, RedHat or any other big names.
Overall Rating: - 9/10 - Brilliant system (if you know Japanese!)
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