Subject: ubuntu

ubuntu does not support some hardware and you have to search for drivers (which can be found easily cause it has a great support foroum ubuntu.org )

yep but sometimes if the hardware is not directly supported you'll have to work with the terminal to send some text commands (copy&paste)
a lot of users are scared of using their keyboard
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I don't know if you use Windows (I don't think you do), but in case of your bluetooth adapter: in Windows you plug it in, wait a few seconds untill Windows has configured it and your ready to go.

In Ubuntu I had problems setting up the following hardware:
HP Deskjet 710C
HP Scanjet 9100 (don't remember the number exactly)
Bluetooth (don't know further specifications)
WiFi (idem)

I also had some minor problems with my display (I couldn't run Ubuntu on 1920x1200) and my mouse.

yes ofcourse, i use both
even now on my desk there are 2 monitors, one for win, the other for ubuntu :)
i can't work with just one OS so i know them both very good :)

at home i use ubuntu only


in Windows you plug it in, wait a few seconds untill Windows has configured it and your ready to go.

it didn't happen to me :))
i had to install drivers


the point is that none of the 2 sistem is absolutely better that the other

It depends what you use your computer for. I think that where I need my computer for Windows is the best.

well, i agree...
if it's good for you, you should use it :)

then, why it is superior to ubuntu? What are the advantages?

hard to explain. i feel like mint is an ubuntu made by pros. whenever you install ubuntu you got to edit the repositories, add some "critical" packages, etc. that doesnt happens in mint because it comes with a lot of packages preinstalled and lots of repositories. if you need to install something you go with mintInstall. updating the system with mintUpdate is done by just two clicks. you can say that mint is even easier than ubuntu.

Actually Windows 7 has a very large driver base already in beta and I guess it will only grow. I'm running Windows 7 RC on my laptop and didn't need to install a single driver.

download hplip

http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html
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I use Linux since kernel 2.0 as I use Windows as well.

I had installed Ubuntu, but I didn't like it.
Currently I have a Debian and Gentoo which I use to development and testing purposes.
I have no problem with any devices or applications, but in some cases I have to do somethings manually. Mainly when I want best performance.

I must admit that is easier install things in Windows than in Linux....
...what you want and what you don't want ;)