Hey Fletcher, explain what you mean about not being able to "copy-pasta my music and video library." You can mount ntfs filesystems, even at boot. Kaz probably knows how to do it. Also, have him set you up with symbolic links. (ln -s /media/<mount>/Users/<Username>/Music ~/Music, etc)
Unity is getting so much flak from the community, but personally I like it... and if you don't, can't you just choose classic environment when you log in?
I don't like Unity, but that's because it's inflexible compared to GNOME. I also dislike GNOME3, and will be switching away from GNOME/Unity, possibly command line only, then Fluxbox or a Minimal X window for GUI development as that saves on battery life (12 hours compared to 3:crazy:) once I've finished my exams.
Attempting an Arch install on my main desktop taught me a lesson that you don't NEED half the stuff Ubuntu arrives with, all you need are the daemons/scripts to run the hardware, kernel components, a text editor (Vim) and a browser of some description. That's it.
Also, you may be able to use Ubuntu classic for now, but come October, you won't.
EDIT:Yes, I study Computer Science, and CLO/Arch Linux isn't for everyone. Ubuntu/Mint will do in most cases.
You will never go in to space.
FACT: Space does not exist.
Spheres that insist on going into space are inferior to ones that don't.
