Matt, thanks for your comments--" putting Windows 7 on in place of Windows XP that shipped with the unit, will slow it down and adversely affect battery life." I'm also reading some comments about battery life but others have countered that the battery meter on the AsusEee netbook in particular doesn't really reflect the actual battery level. And I have had advice to overclock my netbook.

This is an interesting thread and I'm glad I asked the question to get Win 7 or not?