Thanks for everyones help. Its actually only a $55 difference at cyperpowerpc.com (an $89 difference at Dell - go figure). Personally, having to put in my password everytime I boot up doesn't sound like a bad idea. And if accessing domains ever becomes an option, I can do that in Linux it sounds like. I like the idea of having an administrator and then a normal user, thats really how OS's should work. But I don't need to make a decision now.
Another question, how do I go about buying software with an Academic License? The ITS page has links to Dell and Gateway, but I would prefer to buy the computer from someplace else and then just buy the software academic. I've been looking around at Microsoft's website, and it looks like it has to be bought through a reseller. How does it work? Dell mentioned needing a student number. Ian Monroe http://ian.webhop.org On Sat, 18 May 2002, Caleb Jorden wrote: > However, you can save network passwords in pro, whereas you cannot in home. > What I mean is that if you need a username/password pair to connect to a > network resource, you can save that in Windows XP Pro and not ever have to > enter it again. In Windows XP Home, you have to enter it ever time you > reboot. I have personal experience with this(My laptop came with windoze xp > home). For this reason alone, I would recommend Pro. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > From: Sean Foy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > By the way, MS's marketing material may tout Pro-only features related > to Active Directory and domain membership... But you won't be allowed to > join any of the existing domains on campus and Truman ITServices would > probably give you trouble if you tried to create your own domain (using > 2000 or .NET server). So those features won't do you much good on > campus.
