Windows 7 vs. Windows XP – Asus Eee PC
It really took some time to get use to an Eee PC. The tiny keyboard and screen just seemed to small. With 1 GB of RAM and a 160 GB harddrive, I decided to load and test both Windows 7 and Window XP. With the Intel Atom and chipset, Windows XP performed well, however, Windows 7 appeared to outperform Windows XP hands down.
After testing Windows 7 in VirtualBox and tweaking the memory all the way down to 256 mb, the operating system is smooth. All of the add-ons and features makes it fun to use. Applications such as Adobe, FoxIT, Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and Access opens significantly faster. With a tiny netbook with a 1.6 Ghz processor and 1 GB of memory, Windows 7’s code is tweaked to use a wide variety of software and hardware.
Specs.
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WSVGA (LED Backlight) | |
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10″ | |
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1024 x 600 | |
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| Memory Type: |
DDR2 | |
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| Memory Size: |
1GB | |
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| Capacity: |
160GB Hard Drive (+10GB Internet Storage) | |
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| HDD/SSD Drives Included: |
1x 160GB, 10GB (Eee Storage) | |
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Hard Drive | |
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| Lifestyle: |
Netbooks | |
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New | |
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Windows XP Home | |
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| Startup Operating System: |
Windows® XP Home | |
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| Operating System Licenses Included: |
Windows® XP Home | |
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| Platform: |
Netbook | |
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| Processor Brand: |
Intel | |
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Atom | |
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Single-Core | |
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| Processor Speed: |
1.60GHz | |
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| Processor Number: |
N270 | |
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| Processor FSB: |
533MHz | |
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| Processor Cache: |
512KB | |
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| Graphics Description: |
Integrated Graphics | |
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| GPU/VPU: |
Intel® UMA | |
Although I told myself that I would not like the little netbooks, these little jewels are great. If you purchase one, get the 10″ screen and a small external hard drive. Although a 160 GB hard drive is large enough for a small office computer, you may want to store pictures and documents on an external drive.
With today’s 64 bit CPUs, Windows 7 will support ANY amount of memory and as many processors as a motherbard supports (hundreds).
7 on Jonathan Swinford’s Dell Mini 10.
Download Windows 7 and test/try it out. Use VirtualBox to isolate the Operating System on your home computer.
