specs are:
E6400
Gigabyte DS3
1Gb G.Skill Ram (same model as yours)
Antec Truepower II 550W
250Gb seagate HD
XFX 7600GT
19' 1440x900 HannsG monitor.
lite-on cd/dvd
Xclio case
i'm thinking that i could take XP home off my laptop and put all my movies and music and linux on there...but i've heard of codec problems w/ it.
is XP Pro x64 that much better than home? cuz i'd consider just switching my XP Home over the my new rig and using linux on the laptop instead.