On the subject of Linux and wireless cards it is an unfair criticism to make... the reason that Linux and wireless has always been such a hotbed of discussion is because the folks that make wireless cards normally don't, by default, make them compatible with Linux, presumably thinking "well, as long as we put 'Supported OS: XP, Vista' that'll be fine." - the wonderful ndiswrapper utility goes a long way to resolving this in a large number of cases and the Linux kernel is coming with increasing numbers of "out of the box" drivers month on month - so Linux is trying its best and doing well. In other words, it isn't the fault of Linux that these cards don't work but the manufacturers. In a scenario where a Linux PC is sold in Tesco or whatever with wireless this won't be an issue, because the people won't be having to check compatability.  It will be a given.  Upgrades will also be less of an issue moving forward because if people start buying Linux in numbers then manufacturers will have to get themselves in order and state categorically on the box whether a peripheral will work in Linux or not. Sean