I was recently bought a laptop for my 18th birthday and it works wonderfully on Linux! The Ubuntu 8.04 disk only arrived yesterday but already everything’s up and running and I’m having great fun exploring the system and customizing everything. When previously trying to use Ubuntu (v. 6.10, dual boot with XP) I eventually gave up because I couldn’t get the wireless to work, but this time around it took literally five minutes and needed no footering with. It’s actually a lot faster than the desktop connection – I’ve downloaded 40% of a film in about half an hour (and I love the fact that a BitTorrent client is included with the OS :P).

You can really tell the different between an operating system that’s been created just to shift units and make a profit, and one which has come out of the community as a labour of love.