I'm beginning to really like Linux myself. I believe the Banshee music player will sync with an ipod (not touch or iphone). You may wanna look that up though. It's pretty easy to set up a dual boot system to get the best of both worlds. I'm currently using MINT Linux and i'm really enjoying it. I have no hardware issues and everything works. The Compiz effects are fun too! Look it up on Youtube if you aren't familiar. I'm actually ordering a new laptop later this month and i'm either going to dual boot or get one with Ubuntu out of the box.