I had an older Compaq Presario notebook PC and I attempted to load Linux on it everything worked except the WI-FI networking. Card.
I worked hours to get that to operate but NO luck.
Untill Linux can install itself and load all of the needed drivers I would stay with windows.At least you have a general Idea
of what to do if a driver fails.Linux is just to complicated right now for the average person.
Untill they make it easier to use for the average pc operator Linux will be going nowhere.
Been there. Some versions just work others I still can't make work. However I still like it for the peace of mind I have against viruses. I also like the technical aspect too, the command line is quite powerful.
I had a similar situation with a netbook I bought that had Ubunto pre-installed on it. I needed to upgrade the media player codecs to play certain videos on YouTube, and I spent the better part of three days trying to get the upgrade to work. Never could get it to install properly.
Linux is a nice OS, but until they make upgrades and installations as easy to do as Windows does, I’ll stick to Windows. I have Windows 7 now, and I absolutely LOVE it.