Check out http://www.madtux.org/livepc.php for a hardware upgrade. When I do purchase one, I will probably put Ubuntu on it. I don't have a problem moving from my win98se install to Linux. I've used it and as far as software is concerned, the only thing I will miss are the programs I purchased from Serif , (Page Plus, Draw Plus ect.) MS Office doesn't hold a candle to them. Take care.