[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories.

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I have not tried this on any Laptops...but this is a very user friendly distro and has some very nice features. Repository and update features are a real plus it seems to me.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I have not tried this on any Laptops...but this is a very user friendly distro and has some very nice features.

Any word on how it works with home wireless connections?

I'd drop my Mepis for Mint if it is better at handling wifi.

[bigdcaldavis]

LinuxMint is great even on the laptop. I have LinuxMint 3.1 on my laptop with a Mac OS X theme (icon theme, GTK theme, and login window theme) along with Cairo Dock (Mac OS X Dock-like docker that was designed to work with Compiz, Beryl, and Compiz-Fusion). All I have to do is install my modem driver and my wireless drivers (I use ndiswrapper)

[bigdcaldavis]

Linux Mint is wonderful. Even the XFCE edition - which I use - is top-notch.