



Be forewarned that with the small but peppy 4GB solid state drive, you won't have much storage capacity for large video files. For the most part, however, we enjoyed a smooth computing experience while playing music, surfing the Web, and working in documents. The system occasionally lagged when we cycled through photos, but the paltry 512MB of RAM may be to blame for that. This only-what-you-need desktop is refreshingly free of clutter and bloatware. Asus also tosses in a handful of edutainment games starring the Linux penguin. Six easy-to-understand tabs (Internet, Work, Learn, Play, Settings, and Favorites) offer fast access to some rich applications, including OpenOffice, Pidgin, Skype, Thunderbird, Wikipedia, and quick links to the most popular Web-based e-mail services. Asus has wisely decided not to tinker with its infinitely simple-to-use user interface, which hides the Xandros-based Linux operating system.
