Which OS To Get For The Asus eee pc
As of the mid April the Asus eee Pc is available with Windows XP and the new Asus eee 900 PC will aso be available with Windows or linux. This raises a new question for the average Asus eee PC shopper. Should I buy the Asus eee PC with Windows XP or with Xandros?
I prefer Xandros especially in the new Asus eee 900 PC for several reasons. The Asus eee PC is my second computer and is only used for light word processing, surfing the web and iming friends. While XP has some advantages such ease of installing software and installation of peripherals. For the average Asus eee PC user the gains are minimal.
In the case of the new Asus eee pc 900 the Windows XP version only gets 12gb of hard drive space while the Linux version gets 20gb. That ease of installing software becomes a moot point because the linux eee has more room for the software. This is to keep the added cost of Windows XP down. However, if you plan on installing new software on the Asus eee PC and do not want to be bothered with learning Linux installation methods then your best bet is Windows XP.
Laptop Magazine reviewed the Asus eee PC 4g-x (x stands for the pre-installed Windows XP version) they favored Windows XP only because how supported Windows Xp is. They also said:
“But like many people, I spend so much time in a Web browser that in the end I didn’t even realize I was working in a Windows operating system.”
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