I want to buy a PC from a local vendor such as General Nanosystems and I want to install Ubuntu on it. One thing I'm concerned about is that I get a system that is Linux friendly enough that Ubuntu can automatically deal with most driver issues. I'll check that the video card has good Linux drivers. I looked for a web page and found some links that led nowhere and pages that didn't inspire much confidence -- can you recommend a good hardware compatibility page? Do DVD burners always work, or are there some to avoid? What's a good video card for a Linux system? (no gaming, just ordinary scientific computing, possibly two monitors, DVI) The other concerns would be sound card and NIC -- usually both built into the mobo these days. We wouldn't use the modem. Best, Mike