Most laptops these days come preloaded with one of the many incarnations of Windows Vista. Unfortunately, many laptop buyers negative aspects against Vista, and wants to use a different operating system.

An alternative is the Linux operating system. Because Linux is open source and therefore free, you can save a large amount of money for the operating system alone. Simply search for the price difference between a Linux ASUS Eee PC and Windows XP> ASUS Eee PC.'s Needless to say, the difference is achieved at least a hundred dollars and that a large enough savings Otherwise, you can also use other peripherals, accessories or software to buy.