I use a Macbook. Personally, I love it, but I completely understand that it's not ideal for everything. I think it's definitely worth what I paid for it, anyway. On the issue of Ubuntu - I once tried to dual-boot with Ubuntu on this laptop, then the installation process stuck, then my hard drive corrupted. Safe to say I'm not a massive Linux fan... From my time with Linux it just feels like a watered-down Windows anyway. But I'm definitely not tech-savvy enough to make it work.