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Weve had our fair share of fun with Windows 7 beta so far, and were not going to boast about it but think it might bring some serious competition to you know who. That said, We have just come to learn that Microsoft will allow you to hange the login background of Windows 7.

Windows 7 is out and every netbook maker has released at least one model sporting the brand new OS. ViewSonic is no different. The company recently announced a Windows 7 version of its 10 inch VNB102 netbook.

The VNB102 will be released on December 18th with Windows 7 Starter. Prices start at $399. Other than the new operating system, the VNB102 doesn’t have anything to set it apart from other ViewSonic laptops. It has a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1 GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. The 10 inch display has 1024 x 600 pixels. Other features include WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Ethernet and VGA output. The 6-cell battery is expected to give up to 6 hours of runtime.

Dell has always allowed buyers to customize their netbooks with Linux. But the company never really bothered to launch the netbooks with Linux. With its last few product launches Dell offered Windows XP/Vista at the time of launch. The Linux option was offered only later. But now it looks the situation is changing. The just-launched Inspiron Mini 10v is available with both Windows and Ubuntu Linux. Sources reveal that Dell intends to do this with all future netbook launches.

Users who buy their netbook with Linux don’t have to pay the Windows Licensing fee. That should bring the base price down, right? Unfortunately it doesn’t seem so. The base price for the Inspiron Mini 10v is $299 whether you configure it with Windows or Linux.