Some video cards and wireless cards, as well as various peripherals,
e.g., printers, may require some work to get them to function properly.
***I know that the printer will work, as it showed up at Ubuntu.:-) So that's one important thing that works. My scanner probably won't work, as it's an old one. But maybe there are Linux drivers available on line?
If your needs are relatively simple, and you aren't into gaming, it's
perfectly possible to use it as a desktop.
***I don't need that much. I mainly use e-mail, Internet and Office (OpenOffice would work fine for me) and then some basic other programs. I very rarely play a game, as I just don't like it and consider it a waste of my time.
As for mail, I'm not sure what client you used (in
either Linux or Windows.)
***I still use the old Outlook Express and though I do use some special features it gives, I could do without them. And I think that actually most things will also be available in other mail programs. It will just take some searching to find them.
Anti adware---heh, well, THAT is one of the big advantages of Linux.
They write the malware for Windows.
***Grin, that's another reason why I would like to abandon Windows. Fewer problems with spyware and adware. Actually as long as Linux isn't a generally used OS there will probably be few viruses and other troubles for Linux users.
Well, if you buy a computer, you're probably paying Microsoft, unless
you have the time and energy to fight what is called the Microsoft Tax.
***I intend to get my computer custom built at a shop around the corner. So I don't think that will cost me anything more than the parts and the work. The guy said he could install Linux on it for me for free, so I assume that will then also be a version that works fine with the new computer (after all he is supposed to be the expert). Getting Windows 7 on it would cost me AUS$200 more, which I consider a waste of money.
Hope that at least some of this is useful.
***It definitely is! Thanks for the information!
Cheers,
Rixta Francis
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