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Sounds mighty cool
However, 20 dollars....

If you don't mind some extra seconds during booting (about 40 to 50 seconds), then a bootable USB memory stick loaded with a live version of Fedora or Ubuntu, will provide the same functionality for free.

With Unetbootin you can turn any 1 GB memory stick into a bootable fully functional operating system with loads of fine apps:
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Additional advantage: you leave the hard disk of the laptop untouched. So if your company has a policy of regularly restoring a clean image of Windows, that's no problem.

Have fun, Pjotr.
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Sounds mighty cool  pjotr123 | 05/01/09
USB Sticks  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 05/01/09
Why 1g?  Gerry_z | 05/02/09
USB booting  rMatey | 05/04/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.  djmik | 05/01/09
ditto  nothingness | 05/01/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.  1djk1 | 05/04/09
Presto - 19.99, windows hibernation - free  pauliusp | 05/01/09
Hibernation  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 05/01/09
full waked up mode?  ShadowGIATL | 05/01/09
My last Compaq laptop...  914four | 05/04/09
Well... depends on how old.  ShadowGIATL | 05/04/09
Deleted (posted in wrong place)  ShadowGIATL | 05/09/09
Hibernation works perfectly for me, every time, but...  james.faction | 05/04/09
When it works...  TripleII | 05/01/09
Vista reconnect issues are from standby mode  james.faction | 05/04/09
Puppy Linux, also free.  Gerry_z | 05/02/09
What 10 seconds?!  ghayden | 06/09/09
My MacBook Pro opens all windows and connects to wireless in 4 seconds!  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 05/03/09
Mine will do that also, but only...  914four | 05/04/09
FANBOY ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  jlundq8578@... | 05/04/09
Knee jerk, reactionary jackass alert  DeusExMachina | 05/04/09
Well, the usefulness comes in ...  jongunn@... | 05/04/09
Fools and their money?  DeusExMachina | 05/04/09
even in hibernation mode, your battery is still in use  Me_too | 05/19/09
windows hibernation is garbage  kckn4fun | 05/04/09
agree, mostly  Alro | 05/06/09
dunno  CobraA1 | 05/01/09
Balance  DannyO_0x98 | 05/02/09
Old skool: QNX 4 demo  Joel R | 05/01/09
QNX  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 05/01/09
It was never meant to compete with Linux.  Joel R | 05/06/09
We used QNX...  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 05/07/09
GPL violation?  Linux Geek | 05/01/09
This is no different  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 05/01/09
Yes.  TripleII | 05/01/09
Actually  frgough | 05/01/09
GPL doesn't mean you can't charge for it  Rob Oakes | 05/01/09
Dude, lots of things are Linux-based...  HypnoToad72 | 05/03/09
Oh yes they were...  ShadowGIATL | 05/03/09
Linus liked the process...  Mitch 74 | 05/05/09
I assume...  fairportfan | 05/04/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.  bhaktuksn | 05/01/09
It would appear that sleep still sucks  frgough | 05/01/09
Indeed...  James T. Kirk | 05/02/09
RE: It would appear that sleep still sucks  Col Mustard | 05/02/09
Sleep is not the problem  stano360 | 05/04/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.  midgarddragon@... | 05/01/09
Xandros finally did something useful...  brokndodge@... | 05/02/09
OS X boots in under 2 seconds  adrian.jarvis@... | 05/02/09
Out of hibernation in 2 seconds?  stano360 | 05/04/09
Nope, I just tried it...  914four | 05/04/09
I think your confused  ShadowGIATL | 05/04/09
Confused?  DeusExMachina | 05/04/09
He said...  ShadowGIATL | 05/07/09
Sleep and hibernation in Microsoft terms  914four | 05/08/09
I know the difference, do you?  DeusExMachina | 05/08/09
@914  ShadowGIATL | 05/09/09
@DeusExMachina  ShadowGIATL | 05/09/09
Pedantic  DeusExMachina | 05/10/09
Are you serious?  ShadowGIATL | 05/10/09
No, 3 seconds to being able to click on a window...  914four | 05/05/09
He said...  ShadowGIATL | 05/07/09
The Mac does not hibernate like a PC.  914four | 05/08/09
You just ramble in a circle.  ShadowGIATL | 05/09/09
The article was NOT about hibernation  DeusExMachina | 05/10/09
@Deus  ShadowGIATL | 05/10/09
Overstated  the.ksmm | 05/04/09
What you're talking about is going into sleep mode  alaniane@... | 05/05/09
Hackintosh anyone?  trojjer | 11/01/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.  ramiro.vergara | 05/02/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.  OffBeatMammal | 05/02/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.  Mah | 05/03/09
EULA and Presto sources  kevinchannon | 05/03/09
coLinux offers an alternative  Rambo Tribble | 05/03/09
Splendid! I've got my old IBM PC XT and 'luggable' Compaq 80286 unit...  HypnoToad72 | 05/03/09
IBM PC XT was not a laptop. Neither was a 'LUGGABLE'  No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 05/03/09
Fine, I was looking forward to running it  hiraghm@... | 05/04/09
But if we're talking about boot times  alaniane@... | 05/04/09
Bully Says It Wants to be OS & ODF Friend  Ole Man | 05/03/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.  Loverock Davidson | 05/03/09
Wasted Effort  tnkback | 05/07/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.  Daschmi | 05/04/09
Is there a quick boot OS that runs on a USB stick?  CalNativeKid | 05/04/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.  jofu | 05/04/09
Or you can get a MacBook  914four | 05/04/09
So, basically I could pay around $2000 or $20 (NT).  alaniane@... | 05/04/09
That was just dumb  DeusExMachina | 05/04/09
The article is about how you can get your PC notebook  alaniane@... | 05/05/09
And I have to admit...  914four | 05/05/09
Missing the point  DeusExMachina | 05/06/09
Ah, but it is.  914four | 05/07/09
mea culpa  DeusExMachina | 05/08/09
Do you even read before you post?  ShadowGIATL | 05/09/09
Well...  DeusExMachina | 05/10/09
Point out...  ShadowGIATL | 05/10/09
I was just in an Apple store this past weekend...  ShadowGIATL | 05/09/09
FWLYOIW  DeusExMachina | 05/10/09
Yea...  ShadowGIATL | 05/10/09
Different Strokes for Different Folks  wjanoch | 05/04/09
Best software investment--ever . . .  twirth5@... | 05/04/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.  Timpraetor | 05/04/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got a Dead Machine!  fred_etoh@... | 05/04/09
Could you...  fairportfan | 05/04/09
It is a BIOS Problem  fred_etoh@... | 05/05/09
Just to be clear  jperlow ZDNet Moderator | 05/06/09
My opinion.  ShadowGIATL | 05/06/09
Does it find and work with a Verizon USB Aircard?  MetaMan321 | 05/04/09
Sounds great except for the money bit  james.faction | 05/04/09
My default boot: Presto!  jimmydevore@... | 05/05/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.  fred_etoh@... | 05/05/09
What about Damn Small Linux on a USB stick?  djchandler | 05/06/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.  jeffrey.kashinsky@... | 05/07/09
Deleted, in the wrong place.  Me_too | 05/19/09
RE: Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.  zyclop@... | 05/25/09
from Cold Boot, within 27s, you've got a FREE Internet desktop.  erkendiep@... | 06/18/09
RE: Presto! commercial approach  erkendiep@... | 06/18/09

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