The Ubuntu Eee project has just announced they will be selling SD cards pre-loaded with the latest version of Eee Ubuntu. This SD card can then be inserted into the Eee PC and you can run Eee Ubuntu right off of it. This is a great idea, but it would be even better if the cards were sold in stores along with the Eee PC.  Imagine this scenario:

A user walks into a store (or goes to an online store) to buy an Eee PC. They look at the options available and choose the model they want and then see that they can get either Windows or Linux on it. Familiar with Windows, and having never heard of Linux, they decide to go the “safe” way and pay the extra money for the Windows version. One more potential Linux user never gets to try Linux.

Now imagine that before that user walked out of the store with their new Windows Eee PC, they noticed a $40-50 little card that would let them easily switch between Windows and Linux on their new Eee PC. There might even be a discount if you bought both the Eee and the card together. Now a user who is curious about Linux, but does not want to risk trying something new can easily try Linux and decide which OS they prefer.

With this card, anyone can now try out Linux on their Eee PCs without any technical knowledge. I just hope that some company recognizes this good idea and helps get these cards on store shelves.