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I agree. The price seems way high, but it may be worth it. If your mom gets to be online without all the hassle that many computer users suffer, it may be worth it. I use linux mint right now, and really enjoy the ease of use and don’t have to worry as much about viruses as I did with my windows OS. It was her choice. If it were my Mom, I’d buy her a new printer and say… “Mom I love you, let me set this up for you!”

Great article. I’ve been using mint for almost 10 years now. I used to dual boot with windows on my desktop, but now only use windows on our laptop. If it weren’t for itunes, I would be 100% linux. David Robinson hit most of the high points about linux. One thing I didn’t read was about updates. With linux mint you get a minimal notification in the toolbar that there are updates available. Take it or leave it. No little window popping up, no nagware, etc. And then, when you decide to finally update, it usually takes less than 5 minutes. And you don’t have to reboot. Seems like everytime we turn on our windows laptop, there is another update to install. Linux is a great os, and I have found open source replacements for all my needs. Except for itunes. But once our ipods die, I’ll be converting my music to a different format.