lakestevensdental wrote: > kenneth marken wrote: >> lakestevensdental wrote: >>>> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 5:28 PM, kenneth marken >>>> <kemarken@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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... _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
