lakestevensdental wrote:
> kenneth marken wrote:
>> lakestevensdental wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:28 PM, kenneth marken
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> iirc, when first launched the linux variant was the lowest spec-ed
>>>>>> one, and
>>>>>> the windows variants both came with rebates that made them as
>>>>>> cheap or
>>>>>> cheaper then the start out config of the linux one.
>>> FYI, you can install Ubuntu Easy Peasy on a Linux netbook with a
>>> couple easy steps. Dual boot to XP or Xandros is possible.
>>> Also, if you've got a spare XP license floating around, it's
>>> relatively simple to install XP on a linux netbook
>>> <http://www.multimolti.de/blog/2008/12/14/install-windows-7-on-asus-eee-pc-900/>,
>>>
>>> nLited or not. FYI, my nLited XP eee netbook running at a modest
>>> 600M speed boots from solid state memory in about 15 seconds, about a
>>> minute faster than most any other XP I've used. It's truly
>>> impressive how well XP runs when you nLite and remove all the MS junk
>>> you never use or need. I also just upgraded from 500M to a SODIMM 2G
>>> internal memory card for $25. Meanwhile, my ntablet appears stuck
>>> with a whopping 128M...
>> fully aware of it, but does that info help a customer that may not
>> even have restored the os of any previous computer without grabbing a
>> nearby geek?
>
> Easy Peasy really is easy to install. No wizardry at all.
>
> An XP netbook install isn't quite as simple, but the link above gets the
> job done with only a few more clicks that Easy Peasy, especially if you
> torrent an nLited XP for your install instead of nLiting yourself.
>
> Or buy a six pack of beer, bag of chips and salsa dip, locate some beer
> guzzling geek to do the work for you over chips and beer while you watch
> March Madness. This stuff ain't rocket science.
>
more likely that said computer would be returned for a refund. that is,
if it was not bought with XP in the first place...
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