As an avid Linux fan, I've been working with it for some time. The other day my EeePC 900 series had a problem with its upgraded SSD; apparently I could no longer format it. So out came the upgraded 64GB SSD, and in with the old 4GB (I'm not kidding) SSD, which made it considerably slower.

I tried out some old reliable distributions such as Ubuntu Netbook remix (too slow and bloated for me), Eeebuntu 3.0 (worked okay, but then problems arose - 4.0's coming out soon though), and then Crunchbang (great distro, but didn't have the time to fiddle with it to get it just the way I wanted it - but I miss the startup sound and the look so much!).

I had just about given up, when I happened to catch a review of Peppermint Linux; I read through the specs, and decided to give it a try, as I had nothing to lose.

Turns out it's a great distro - so far. User friendly, easy install, and simple to use. Requires no previous knowledge of Linux - although having experience is always a plus.

It looks great as well. It's got a light 'footprint' on my hard drive, boots quickly, and isn't a system hog.