text: If you can stand the complications shipped with Linux, GO FOR IT.\nit is 100 times more stable and it is simple enough to be used by a 5 year old. But if you think about adding a network card or a wireless controller to your Desktop/Laptop, you will need a lot of computer knowledge and linux programming abilities to keep going.\nI downloaded a free distribution and installed it, but just to get Wireless working, I had to suffer. And even after it worked, I cannot search for networks in range (Have to live with one network chosen by the System).\n\nIf you can live with its trouble...do it\nI prefer something pre-configuered from a good compane (it comes well-working with linux).