So, when I refreshed all of my hardware in January, I bought a monster of a desktop and a cheaper laptop. I've always been a big fan of HP and because of the their assimilation of Compaq, I have become a fan.
After working with this laptop for a couple of months, I've come to hate typing anything of length due to the performance of the keyboard. I can be typing along and there is a significant delay, such that I end up with more errors as a result. This laptop came loaded with Windows Vista Home Premium.
Most of you that know me know that I'm a huge Vista fan and continue to be. I'm also a fan of Ubuntu Linux. So, I popped another drive in this laptop and installed Ubuntu. No keyboard issues. Interesting.
So, what does one do? Switch to Ubuntu full time? No. Linux on the desktop is a pipe dream. While Ubuntu made a huge step forward, corporate America is a long way off from using an open source OS on their desktops. Based on that fact, I've still got to be on top of the game with the Windows OS, so I will continue with Vista.
I shipped that laptop off to HP for "repair" this week. I suspect they will just replace the machine and send it back. We'll see.
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