Read from http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Electronics-Laptop-Computers/zgbs/electronics/565108
My wife has a very similar CPU and RAM of the #1 seller there. It's great for the web, video and more.
Windows 7 support is now passing and most of the 8 complaints vanish after I add Classic Shell.
Bob
I've been using an HP e-pc 40, with XP Pro & IE8 for a number of years. It has gotten progressively slower, even though most of the software is on an external hard drive.
I used a notebook last summer, while out of town. I did not notice that it was battery operated, but using house power.
Can anyone make a really good suggestion as to which I should use? Will Windows 7 be around for a while, so I can get a used one? How will I know if the Windows OS has a retail license key, so the seller would be able to legally sell it? (I got badly burned by a local shop that sold me my present set-up but didn't have a retail license key to sell it with MS Office.)
I have been unable to watch videos for quite some time - the picture is just a series of still photos and the video is erratic.
I process all my pics on HD, through software on the external HD. All pics are saved to USBs. The processor seems to be a problem.
I do not do gaming.
Recently, I upgraded to high speed Internet (not through the phone line). If I thought the system was slow before, it's at least 10 times slower now.
Is anyone able to help? Thanks.

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