Converted to laptop to dual boot Ubuntu and FreeBSD. Painless process, backed up home directory and then installed FreeBSD first and then Ubuntu, about 3 hours in total, mostly unattended.

I'm working mostly in Ubuntu now, simply because for the desktop, everything just works. I didn't need to spend a week to get wifi up or anything. Upon reboot everything works, down to the soft modem (restricted drivers). Logitech Quickcam for Notebooks was also supported. Now I'm on a common base to provide support for Ubuntu users.

It's pretty much seamless for me to switch between FreeBSD and various Linux distros (except Suse). Also provides a good opportunity to trim down files that I need to keep in sync (svn) when working on different desktops.

I'm still using FreeBSD for my servers though, suits my needs better. I also keep terminal servers of Gnome on FreeBSD to test things.