Scott, Win 7 RC 1 is downloadable as a free 1 year trial version. It expires next August, but that's lots of time to play with Win 7. There are a number of web posts about installing it on an Eee PC; there have been a few minor issues, but on my machine, (a 904 HA), everything works, even the webcam. I just let the install do it's thing. The only Asus driver I used was the SuperHybrid power manager, which works fine. Win 7 supplied the rest. My no risk solution was to buy another hdd (not that expensive), and put Win 7 on that. I can always go back to the old OS anytime I want.