Asus Eee PC cheaper with Windows
9 May 2008 | 00:39 BST
For punters Down Under
WINDOWS XP pre-installed will be AU$50 cheaper than the same computer fitted with Linux on the next batch of Asus Eee ultramobile laptops to hit Australia, Information Week reports.
The Linux model will have a 20GB hard drive while the Windows XP version will have just 12GB of disk space, which seems backwards because Windows needs more storage space than Linux.
However, the 8GB difference in storage capacity does provide at least some plausible justification to counter the speculation that Asus and Microsoft are cozying up in a sweetheart deal.
Of course Aussie Linux users who want to save a few bucks can just buy the Windows model and bung Linux on it.
The two models will sell for the same price in the US - $549 - likely because Asus and Microsoft don't want to attract attention from regulators or the US judge who's still overseeing the Vole's anti-trust remedy. µ
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