Currently on Ubuntu running Unity. Was a long time KDE user running various distros with KDE environment. For someone who cannot afford a Mac and needs a -nix b

Currently on Ubuntu running Unity. Was a long time KDE user running various distros with KDE environment. For someone who cannot afford a Mac and needs a -nix based system for day to day development activities, Ubuntu seems to provide the right set of features. I might have tried to use a Mac had it been cheaper, but now moving away from Linux would be worth some thought for me.