I tried Crouton as a gamble, and it's paid off extremely well. It's the nicest linux laptop I've ever had, as the hardware support worked out of the box. Being

I tried Crouton as a gamble, and it's paid off extremely well. It's the nicest linux laptop I've ever had, as the hardware support worked out of the box. Being able to swap back and forth between Chrome OS and crouton at runtime has been great. Difficulty resolving display settings for a cranky old projector under linux? No problem under Chrome OS. Linux temporarily horked by an update, but I really need to check email? No problem. I haven't needed to configure any linux wireless settings on the laptop either, as it operates through a crouton interface. Want to let someone borrow your computer? Chrome OS is an instantly-understood interface. Want to hit <delete> instead of <backspace>? Use the windows key as an unmapped personal <meta> key? Well, you can't have everything in life. Battery life has been great, and the in-flight wireless deal that came with the Chromebook has pretty much offset the laptop's cost. Thank you, Crouton devs. You've made my life better.