i'm fine with it not having windows installed.
happy to work with linux ui instead of windows.
i purchased this for my wife who is a long-standing windows user.
1) i have set up the white eee box as a windows home server (bought a whs oem version here on amazon).
i was looking forward to avoiding windows (and i wanted to save the $50).
i have had two or three compatibility issues due to the 64 bit windows vista version.
customers planning on upgrading to windows 7 should be aware of the fact that this core2quad q8200 intel cpu will not support windows xp running in virtual mode of windows 7.
if you are not in a hurry, wait for windows 7.
other thoughts: very quite, downfall windows doesn't have a hibernate mode any more, only standby which stinks because you bumb the table and its up and running again.
now, making the switch from windows xp to the 64 bit vista i found many problems that mostly came about with internet explorer.
starting up does take a little long, maybe because it's windows vista.
the longest part was downloading and installing 26 windows updates, which took a while because i have a slow dsl line.
the s3720f runs windows vista home premium with service pack1.
windows media center being one of them..
the computer wouldn't boot to the windows at all.
64-bit allows windows to accept, use and maximize a computer with 4+ gbs of ram.
i bought a game windows game for it and it was choppy, but after configuring the options, it runs smoothly, but defenitely not for hardcore gaming (i game on my ps3 anyways).
these all seem to be more windows issues.
on the 6th day, i received the "blue screen of death" as it is known throughout computer repair circles, which is when the screen goes to blue or the screen just before it loads windows desktop, and
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