XP vs Windows7 Starter - Netbooks - Which is Better?
 

Anybody have experience with netbooks with either XP or Windows 7 starter? Opinions on which is the better of the two?

It will be needed for a university student, so I expect she'll need to run office software (open office), power point presentations and whatever else a student needs that I cant think of.

Will a netbook be enough for everyday student stuff? She has a main desktop at home so its just for actual at school stuff.

I'm looking at an HP with an 11.6 inch screen, hoping that will make for a bigger keyboard and of course be easier to read than the smaller ones while still being nice and portable.

Anyways, any opinions appreciated.

I am using a samsung nc20 with 2gb's of ram for a netbook, absolutely love it!

i recommended a Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 10.1" 160GB Netbook ,it can run office 2007,such as word,excel,power point,photoshop smoothly,and do homework on it .it is very convenint to carry when students need to take it into class.
it is totally design for students.
now,it sales only 275$,unbelievable price!
http://www.dealstudio.com/searchdeal...74&ru=28600049

hmm, all the 2gb's im looking at only have vista, no samsungs either. thats a nice looking computer though.

nice price for sure.

I've tested XP and Windows 7 on a dual core Amd laptop with 2 Gb ram. W7 runs fast and flawless. XP runs very fast, but has some issues.

I'm using XP now because I have this 10 min system restore backup and there's all the software I need for work. But I'll move every software to W7 when I have time.

I'd recommend you to choose Windows 7.

windows 7
 

all the laptops on the market doesn't install window 7 ,the windows 7 will hit the market 2010 summer.:1orglaugh,it is a long time to wait.

I sold my netbook because it was too small :) I can barely handle using the 13" screen on my dell laptop.

If you don't mind spending slightly more, I'd suggest getting the Acer AS1410-2285 for $399.

It has a dual core 1.2ghz processor, 2gb ram, 160gb HD, 11.6" screen, and Windows 7.

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-AS1410-22...8116530&sr=8-3

I don't have it yet, but from what I read, it's much faster than the Atom powered netbooks.

I've got an Asus EE$E 1000 HA I bought 6 months ago with XP on it. I upgraded it to Windows 7 the other day and it runs sweet! Asus has all the updated drivers on its site for anyone wanting to move to Win 7. It's small, but that's what it is. Battery life is 4-5 hours easy. You either have a netbook or a laptop, they are definitely two different animals.

Win 7 in every way... better...

Id buy that right now if I could, Amazon wont ship to canada for 'warranty' reasons and amazon.ca is still weak in the electronics area and doesn't offer that model.

Looks like I'll be going for a windows 7 setup, I'll wait for the first decent one with 2gb ram and an 11.6ish size screen, hopefully before the end of november or Ill bite the bullet and upgrade an xp one.

Thanks for the replies gents.