Was it available with XP instead of that pos Vista?

Nope. My intention was to buy this (admittedly RAM-challenged) laptop
and install XP -- but to my surprise I discovered that I actually
liked Vista -- even with just 512 K of RAM.

Over the course of a month or two, however, as I added more "stuff"
the insufficient RAM became more apparent, and everything started
running in slow-motion -- so I tripled it.

Since then, this little toy has been simply perfect. It's 100-times
better than my old laptop, for (literally) 1/8th the price.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"