I own a year-old Compaq version of the above, apart from the 'mind-of-its-own' touchpad that another poster rightly criticised above, it's okay for basic usage, such as surfing the 'net late at night in your backyard or for email. I run Ubuntu 9.04 on mine...it works much better than Vista even on my quad-core new Gateway SX2000. The touchpad issue is a problem on the Compaqs no matter what OS you are using, I've found, but pressing the off-button allows me to type this comment without further problems.
I wouldn't run Vista on a Simpron or Celery chip computer....just my humble opinion. But, XP or Linux will rock on these newer versions for most basic use. Download OpenOffice (free) and Thunderbird (free email) and you've got a complete and usable machine.
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