In news:b21845155m8iecr04q1jn7gin991cpbfa4@4ax.com,
Mahlon Wagner typed on Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:13:37 -0400:
> Is there any reason why netbooks seem to come OEM with only 1 GB RAM,
> and with Windows XP?

Hi Mahl! Well I find 1GB is the sweet spot for XP. Anymore seems like a
waste (even without a swapfile)unless you run EWF and/or a huge RAMDisk.
And in the early days, netbooks only came with Linux. Later Microsoft
offered the manufactures a deal they couldn't refuse on OEM copies. 40
bucks a copy is what I have heard.

> I understand that many models will accomodate 2GB RAM, and also run
> either Vista or Windows 7.

One website claimed that Asus can handle 4GB of RAM. But I haven't heard
of anybody trying this yet. And Vista usually requires something more
powerful than a netbook. Windows 7 sounds like it will work, but it
isn't out yet officially.

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Bill
Windows XP Home SP3 (5.1.2600)
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC