Ubuntu!

[Tristan]

Originally Posted by LockOut

This thread perked my interest as I have always been curious. I dont really use my laptop much except for surfing the net, some small torrents, and some photo editing. I have no complains about windows, but hey we all like to mess with stuff, its human nature. I ubuntu hard to put on a laptop? will i loose everything i have on here? Will i gain anything out of it?

I'd say go for it. What kind of laptop, processor type, memory? Depending on how old your laptop is you may want to put a lower power version on. I like Lubuntu on my netbook.

What will you gain? Speed (most likely), security (no viruses to worry about) and freedom from (most) corporate interest.

In my opinion, for the things you listed, there is nothing better!