While it will run other operating systems (O.S.), better to get Linux (Linux runs in very little memory, therefore more memory available for applications) and avoid all the problems associated with the most popular - viral ridden - phished O.S. Not to mention, if I did buy 2 GB of RAM, that would mean more memory for my applications, not a greedy and hungry O.S., why let the O.S. steal it all.

Get a USB Mouse ($15-$19), USB Keyboard(<$9) and external monitor (love a 22″) and you will never know that you are on a subnotebook. When you travel, < 2lbs fits in a purse or small briefcase, so fewer luggage headaches with the airlines. (The airlines are getting worse aren’t they!)

That 1TB drive looks sweet, chances are it would plug n play as my Seagate 500GB (not advertised to work with Linux on the box, you have to take a chance) will plug and play with Linux, at least the version that comes with the Asus. Just ‘cancel’ the install (don’t let it mess up your system or your harddrive) on your Windows box and use the My Computer icon to copy all your files off. When you plug it in to the Linux box, the File Manager will load and the entire thing is available for you.

That 1TB drive looks great for that price. Amazing how small everything has gotten. The important thing, is just because it is small, does not mean you have to sacrifice what you can do with it. I remember when a Novell Server ran in 16MB and 32 MB of RAM. I remember when a 300 mhz computer with 256 MB of RAM was screaming. And now you want me to buy 2GB so the operating system will run correctly, I don’t think so! With a 900 mhz processor at sub $400, 512 MB is ample, that’s right more then enough; well the price is right!

Why would I spend $1000 or even $500 on a notebook when there are more than 4+ Manufacturers on the market for $399 or less that will do all I need and more. That is unless you enjoy wasting your money….

It’s pretty cool to voice activate and launch applications on my Linux box. And nothing better then Linux apps to allow for copy/pasting of ‘anything’: photos; music; video; text; Project Timetables, Calendars, PDF files, Database, Wiki and other web links, etc….

Yes Linux is MY Sharepoint and has been for over 5 years now. But then I was playing Video on an OS/2 desktop in 1988, when people thought you had to have a MAC to do that! Yes I owned a MAC IISE back in the day, it was fun to play with, but overly pricey because of the Apple business model. But Linux is the work horse for me! Marketing does work, doesn’t it! The question is how smart are you?

Oh Yes Linux is MY Sharepoint, it allows me to share everything with everything without worrying about rigid structures or formal formats, of course it will do that as well if I wanted it too.

I guess you have to ask yourself, are you getting the bang for your buck; or are you getting ‘forced’ to waste your bucks? (And I am not talking paying for gas, though we are wasting our money there as well, aren’t we!)