Asus eee Linux

Im planing on buying either the 901 or 1 of da 1000's lot.

Bt i need 2 decide if i want XP on linux

As far as i no linux would be faster, can u conferm this?

Is the version of Linux on the eee's any good?

What programs are on Linux?
Eg i need:
Firefox
MSN
Word prossesing (sumtin that works with .doc files)
itunes or sum other music player
A video player that plays divx

1 last q that i just thought of, is the eee powerful enough to play videos that are dvd size?

oh just thought of anougher, im in no rush 2 buy this, is it worth waiting for the dual core atom and hopefully a new chipset if intel bothers with 1?

^ True, but such a small screen won't do your eyes any wonders.

DVD size movies will have to stored externally unless you acquire a reasonable size hard drive for the netbook. For divx, I am uncertain but I recommend you use Xvid, as it is more widely supported by Linux due to its less propitiatory nature.

Linux in the EEE pc is a must if you want fast speeds.

Linux has many music players. None can actually replace the itunes + ipod + istore combo. The new intel chipset, lowers power consumption and the dual-core increases it. The Dual-core is only marginally more powerful thanks to non-linear core scaling.

I'd wait for the new chipset. The ability to increase battery life and have a cooler passive heatsink will greatly benefit you.

You can see if there is a LiveCD version available.

The eee pc GUI is so simple anyone who can read and use a trackpad can use it...