> Yes, if you need your computer to check email and visit websites, and maybe deal with digital photos and do a little light word processing, Linux is rock soli

> Yes, if you need your computer to check email and visit websites, and maybe deal with digital photos and do a little light word processing, Linux is rock solid stable and more than up to the task I would go further and say that browsing, email, and light word processing doesn't require a laptop/desktop at all, whatever the OS - this is what a tablet (perhaps with some kind of keyboard) would be perfect for.