This weekend I took some time to have a look at Ubuntu. I find Windows Vista is very slow and I wanted to know how Linux would run on my machine (Acer Aspire 5315, Intel Celeron 1.7 Ghz).

I downloaded a CDRom from Ubuntu's website. You can boot from that CDRom and run Linux without making any changes to your machine.

Directly, I was convinced by the performance : Linux is much more reactive. When applications are slow, the OS isn't and that makes all the difference.

There are however some things that make me realize it would cost me time if I would completely switch to Ubuntu :

• My wireless didn't work. I should locate the windows driver and install it on Ubuntu.
• My Graphical palette didn't work. Linux doesn't seem to understand how it works
  
• I could not read my MP3 immediately. I should install a special codec over the Internet but as my wireless didn't work...
• How to synch with Windows based phone like my Samsung SGH I600 ?
  

So I guess I will have to go for dual boot. Unfortunately I'm short on disk space... So I'll need to buy some storage first.