[BulleTs]

I've finally decided to abandon windows altogether and start using Ubuntu 9.04. However, I have a few questions as to the OS's legitimacy.

1. Will I be able to use external HDDs with no problem?, especially HDDs that have been formatted and used only on Windows XP?

2. I use my computer to produce music, using programs such as Sony Acid Pro and Cubase. Will Ubuntu be a good OS for producing music? I know I can download and use Wine to run Windows Apps, but I tend to use a lot of VST plugins, will these be supported through Ubuntu and/or Wine?

3. I have heard of people having issues with Ubuntu working properly with wireless network cards. Will I be able to connect to the internet wirelessly with ease?

These issues aside, I can't wait to start really uncovering the awesomeness of this new OS and the awesome community that accompanies it. Thanks TSF!

[Carbon]

If what you are doing is working fine, why switch? An OS is about productivity and managing hardware and software for you, there's no reason to switch if you have possible issues.

I would just try it in a VM for now to check if the programs you use work. #1 should work fine, all Linux distributions can read NTFS. #3 may or may not be an issue, it's taken them a lot of builds to get basic wireless working and it's still kind of a crapshoot, same with a lot of other devices but wireless has been a big deal for a while.

Also we're not TSF.