+1 what dagw said, also if you have a c720 like me, you will probably be interested in this: http://www.reddit.com/r/chrubuntu/comments/1rsxkd/list_of_fixes_for

+1 what dagw said, also if you have a c720 like me, you will probably be interested in this: http://www.reddit.com/r/chrubuntu/comments/1rsxkd/list_of_fixes_for_xubuntu_1310_on_the_acer_c720/ http://www.reddit.com/r/chrubuntu/comments/1rsxkd/list_of_fi... The c720 touchpad drivers made it into the most recent (3.17) kernel, which is good, but with most distros this will require you to compile the kernel yourself. I've had issues both with a normal linux installation and crouton chroots; it's hard to recommend either option wholeheartedly. Generally my experience has led me to use cloud-based alternatives when I can; it's a nice experience to boot Chrome OS for the first time, sign in, and have all my Chrome apps, settings, and wallpaper available in at most a couple minutes. I can particularly recommend cloud9 as an IDE. Together with a VPS for my "real" linux work, I am becoming more accustomed to using Chrome OS exclusively.