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Originally Posted by id10t
The only thing lackign in driver support these days is some wireless chipsets - but you can now use windows drivers in Linux using ndiswrapper. Apple iDevices are a pain, since they require proprietary software to connect and manage files, etc. I use the "files" app on my iphone to load music, etc. from my linux desktops.
I'd skip Ubuntu - very non-traditional looking desktop, caused a great divide amongst us linux desktop users.
OpenOffice is on the install disk and is installed automatically... my windows using coworkers (the entire rest of the college) don't even know I'm not using Word.
I have my students use Linux Mint as their desktops (and debian on servers) - Main Page - Linux Mint
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Is your current machine connecting over a wired or wireless? Wired is better at least for the install and configuration. I think the biggest question mark will be the card reader. Everything else should work just fine. OpenOffice will open and create documents in MS format if you desire that.
Download Mint, burn to ISO to DVD and run it directly to see if you like it. No need to commit unless you really want to.