I've more or less decided to buy an Eee PC901 (when they finally make it into the shops).
It will be used mainly for carrying Tracklogs and Mapsource around.
Given that I am not a geek and have no intention of becoming one, should I
a) stick to Windows XP with its bloat, built-in spyware and (on the PC901) SSHD size penalty, or
b) go for the Linux version and use
WINE to run my essential Windows programs?
I would
like to become Windoze-free, but not if the price of doing so is to become a computer nerd. Wine does, seemingly, work with
Tracklogs and
Mapsource; but I don't even know what sort of Linux (there seem to be various versions, yes?) Asus installs on the PC901, and I certainly don't want to have to become expert in it.
Jargon-free advice appreciated