OSNews Thread "RE 2 : Compare Retarded Asus config vs Full Compaq Presario" by rakamaka

The device proved that a computer with a pre-installed Linux distribution can still be s successful machine, and many hoped that this would push Asus and other vendors to produce more computers with Linux pre-installed. This hope could be in vain after all if the new Windows XP-based Eee PC has anything to do with it. To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.

I use XP with all free software like zonealarm, AVG, spywareblaster, hijackthis, avastAV, spybot, adaware and NEVER gets infested. Linux user needs to update their knowledge about security software(FREE) available for windows. Then each and every commonaly used linux freeware is already ported to windows.

You name linux soft and i will tell u free windows equivalent. OO, skype, MSN, GIMP, Amarok, Realplayers, Video editors, ALL ARE FREEWARE FOR WINDOWS and ALSO THOSE HAVE PAINLESS INSTALLATIONS. OSNEWS readers MUST Look at http: osswin.sourceforge.net to see available free software which can be installed painlessly on windows.

Then for $100 more you get HUGE advantage of disk space, memory and Top of IT ALL YOUR PERIPHERALS WORK in XP. That is the main reason ASUS Linux versions are not mainstream because most of peripherals will not work correctly and average user dont have patience to struggle with linux commands. Walmart killed Linux PC lineup.

Not sure why it has to be blown up into a big deal. Or, really, why you felt the need to post about how much it is not for you in the first place. I get the impression that maybe you are looking for an argument.

For my part, I hope you enjoy whatever you have or buy, and will reevaluate non-Windows options, and different PC form factors, as the future unfolds, even if you still decide you prefer Windows on a conventional laptop. We all know very well that almost everything available for Linux is available on BSD, Windows, Solaris etc..

PC is better eeePC is more powerful, it can f.ex. PocketPC doesn't fit those needs. PocketPC is very much suitable f.ex. So, two completely different categories of needs here. Linux is safer than XP : what a myth? Why do you need to run all that extra software then to stay secure.. Or a more direct hint: how many XP viruses, trojan and other sort of malware does there exist? And how many Linux ones..

Of course, OO.o, aMSN, GIMP et al are mostly just as secure under Windows as they are under Linux, but under Linux if they get compromised all you lose is the files owned by your user account. Under Windows you have a very high risk of getting the whole system hosed in such a case. ALSO THOSE HAVE PAINLESS INSTALLATIONS. And? Haven't seen anyone claiming otherwise. I for one agree, it is easy to install stuff under Windows, just as it is under Linux. So, what's the issue?

Then for $100 more you get HUGE advantage of disk space, memory and Top of IT ALL YOUR PERIPHERALS WORK in XP Huge advantage of disk space and memory? Umm, how so?

On my machine Windows installation takes more space than the Linux installation, even more so if I install the same stuff under Windows as I have installed under Linux. The difference isn't big, I'm not claiming such, but still, Windows is somewhat heavier. That includes also memory consumption; I just have less swap space crunching under Linux than when I work under Windows.

Sure, not all possible peripherals work under Linux but most does nowadays. I have only one device which doesn't work, a HP Scanjet 2400, and that too is just because HP fails to deliver Linux drivers for it. It's not a big deal though, it was a total el cheap scanner and I have used it only a couple of times.

I do happen to have a Compaq Presario and an Eee PC. The Presario fell off the dining room table and hit the floor several months ago. I turned it on, and the hard drive made nasty noises just spinning up, before it even had time to think about seeking. Everything else was just fine. The drive was a wreck. I had to order a new drive, install it, reinstall the OS, and there was actually some development work that I had not backed up in a couple of days (yes, bad me) that I had to rewrite.

I wonder how that scenario would have played out if it had been the Eee PC? XP machine speed down to a relative crawl. So busy trying to find the malware which makes it past the insecure OS and on to your machine, you don't have any significant machine resources left over trying to run your actual applications. 2006-01-28 22:40:16 by ApproachingZero RE 7 : Ridiculous.. All Rights Reserved. OSNews and the OSNews logo are trademarks of OSNews.

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