Good Laptop meets all your requirementsNov 17, 2013fan noise during browsing in ubuntu 12.0.4, i had been regularly using XP and switch-over to ubuntu was smooth.
i need to backup the OS since it is custom made for this lap top. Browsing is fast, consistent and no disconnections even over blue-tooth.
i am loving this OS and also do not go by the clock speed mentioned since the actual speed experienced is superb and data transfer is at the rate of 7 mbp/s which is good and the power consumption is less.
The fan noise is due to the bios which i can install and upgrade also this happens only with ubuntu OS.
i have also used windows 7 & 8 and can definitely vouch that ubuntu is way better and compatible.
This laptop is ideal in case you need a device for browsing, data storage of 500 GB and normal application of word, excel, power-point, pdf, CAD. use of blue-tooth, wi-fi & CD drive. It also has HDMI port,2nos USB 2.0 & 2 nos. USB 3.0. The price offered is competitive.
Also cloud storage & sync of Ubuntu-One of 5 GB, Google drive of 15 GB can solve the problem of accessing the same files over multiple locations & sync.2Krish