SSD or HDD, XP or Linux?

Hey, I've got a few questions I'd like answered before I decide on which AAO to get. If I get one it's going to be banging around in my bag most days, will this be a problem for the HDD version? Also I've heard XP is incredibly slow, is that true with both versions or just the SSD version? Does the disk type effect the speed of Linux as well? Hope someone can answer these for me, thanks!

 

On the AAO with 1Gig RAM, XP is very fast with an HDD (excellent video quality). I don't know about how well it performs on SDD, evidently there are certain configurations that are fine but, I will defer to those that are familiar with that area. Insofar as the banging around is concerned, I suspect the HDDs are fairly robust, but not nearly as shock resistant as the SDDs. I carry mine around a lot (HDD) but try not to be too rough on it.

Good Luck!

 

SSD and Linux.

Do it. You know you wanna... Or you wouldn't be asking

 

People are using them for more than they expect, and a lot of people are getting a real kick out of playing with them, so start with how you expect to use or play with it. If you haven't used Linux and won't enjoy the learning curve, or want to network with a Windows machine at home or work, probably should spare yourself the cross-platform headache. The SSD will be hardier in the backpack, but if you'll want or need to store a lot of photos, video or music, think again about the nuisance of a pocketful of extra SD cards. (There are going to be bigger and better SSDs on the market next year.)

 

Yeah, I know I do Thanks for the help guys.

 

I chose the Blue 8gb SSD 512mb Linpus model . Thought I would enjoy learning more about Linux. After one day, I had bricked Linpus desktop. Too fragile for my "learning". I switched to a nLited XP and never looked back. I love this little machine. With all my programs loaded, I still have nearly 5gb free space. Plenty of room for music or pictures or even a few compressed movies. I am thinking my very small and light ThinkPad X61 at 3.2lbs may stay home on my next trip as the AA1 fits so nicely at only 2.2lbs in my travel backpack. this has to be the best gadget I have bought in a long time. And such a useful gadget. I ripped a movie on my AA1 using FairUse and my portable DVD drive. Yes, it took considerably longer (2x) than my quadcore desktop...but it worked!

 

I would prefer XP, but that means you would have to use Linux or Win7 if you wanted a SSD... What to do... :?: