Robert, Thanks for the info - my old PC half died just before Christmas, so I got myself a NetTop as a present while I could still copy all the data across easily. :) <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Nettop-PC-Intel-Atom-Dual-Core-330-2GB-500G-DVD-RW_W0QQitemZ130355103036QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_comp_dekstop?hash=item1e59c5053c">http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Nettop-PC-Intel-Atom-Dual-Core-330-2GB-500G-DVD-RW_W0QQitemZ130355103036QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_comp_dekstop?hash=item1e59c5053c</a> I am not advertising for this particular seller - just using it as an example NetTop - it is running Jaunty Xubuntu really nicely. I use it as a file and print server and general internet PC. I haven't measured the power consumption yet, but expect it to be 30-40 watts idle (with monitor turned off). Although, 'green' (and light - 5 kg - and small), it still has plenty of power for what I need it for - it shows up as having 4 CPU threads - I have been using VirtualBox fine - and have just started playing with 64-bit Jaunty Xubuntu. Regards, David <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 12:50 AM, Robert Freeman-Day <<a href="mailto:presgas@gmail.com">presgas@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I have been recommending Intel wireless chipsets and Ubuntu for a couple of years now. They have some projects that are providing FLOSS drivers. I would say that if they are friendly to laptops, I would say they are okay with your setup. The only one I am not sure about is the GA-GC330DU. </blockquote></div>