I used to think this, but my W520 has had more than its fair share of graphics problems (especially when I naïvely started with the Canonical-recommended 32-bit

I used to think this, but my W520 has had more than its fair share of graphics problems (especially when I naïvely started with the Canonical-recommended 32-bit install; I've since gone 64-bit). It still won't link to an external display (at least not without rebooting, which I haven't tried but is a complete non-starter for me). Other than that, it's pretty solid. Someone pointed out zareason [1] in another thread; I may give that a shot next time. [1]: http://zareason.com/shop/Verix-2.5.html http://zareason.com/shop/Verix-2.5.html