I apologize if it seemed to be a x vs y thread. It is not, which is why I pointed out my enthusiasm for operating systems, as a whole with no favorite one. I was just hoping for input from people who may have tried multiple systems on laptops, especially my make and model.

I, personally, don't think there is any superior Operating System, except for what is best for a user's needs. This is the first forum I have come across that was a general UNIX-y forum, without a bias towards a particular system, so I felt it was the best place to ask.

I should have worded my OP differently. I'm not really looking for someone to tell me what to use or what is "best." I'm actually looking for input about how x OS is on laptops, with a focus on WPA, hotkeys, scrolling and other things that laptops have that you don't normally see with desktops (which is the only reason for this thread). I apologize for the bad wording in my OP.

As I said, I've been using Linux for many years and used other UNIX/UNIX-like systems on my desktop for a few years, but am hoping to do something new and different with my laptop...just because I like using different things, but since I use my laptop often, I'd like something that, once configured, works pretty well. I don't mind spending a week to configure and get set up (for instance, doing WPA or hotkey config by hand), but I'd like it to work pretty well once it does.

Again, I hope that I have better clarified my intent, here. I am NOT looking for a OS war. Just looking for input and this seemed the best forum to ask, since there is, I assume, a healthy mix of users.

BTW, I think this is an outstanding forum and would like to participate more. I hope that this first thread has not given you a negative perception of me.

EDIT: I should also mention that another reason I started this thread was because, perhaps, someone would have input on an OS I had not considered. For instance, they may tell me that xBSD is outstanding on the laptop, or a UNIX-like system I had never heard of, etc. It's easy for me to try with the big ones, but there are others I may not have even considered.