Another option, which is more noob-friendly is: http://wubi-installer.org/ http://wubi-installer.org/ It let's you install Linux from within Windows, as if you

Another option, which is more noob-friendly is: http://wubi-installer.org/ http://wubi-installer.org/ It let's you install Linux from within Windows, as if you were just installing another Windows program. The main downside to this is that your disk IO will suffer since it installs Ubuntu inside of a Windows file (as a virtual disk). Also, installing an OS is not for everyone. You can simply purchase a Dell, HP or Lenovo with Linux pre-installed, and that gets rid of the "frictional cost" of switching.