Most laptops these days come preinstalled with one of Windows Vista’s many incarnations. Unfortunately, a lot of laptop buyers have negative issues against Vista, and would like to use a different operating system.
One alternative is the Linux operating system. Since Linux is open source and therefore free, you can save a great amount of money on the operating system alone. Just search for the price difference between a Linux ASUS Eee PC and a Windows XP ASUS Eee PC. Needless to say, the difference amounts to at least a hundred dollars and that’s a big enough savings you can otherwise use to buy other peripherals, accessories or software.
