If you want to get fast and safely into the internet, without the need of any software but the Operating System, and you want to use your laptop for internet, writing, programming etc. you should get yourself a linux system. i prefer Ubuntu. all linux systems are for free.
If you buy the notebook to play commercial games etc. you should take a windows program, but no Windows Vista! (best is XP). Windows costs a lot of money, even if linux is more safe, stable, ...
EDIT: But i think, when you buy a notebook, there is already windows (vista) on it. you should make a dualboot (when you start your notebook, you can choose between ubuntu and windows) edited 1×, last 06.08.07 12:51:57 pm