I like my tinfoil hat and Windows 7 is the last windows operating system I'll ever use. It's going to be a long hard road to full on Linux adoption but it'll be worth it in the end.
I'd have to recommend a Zenbook as well. Mine have served me well for a long time. They are light and powerful, perfect for someone who wants enough power to multitask all the non-gamery things.
I got lucky and went to Micro Center in search of a 1920x. The guy tagged it out for me and was like, ok now lets work on the rest of the system. I said, I don't really need anything else from here unless you are ready to pricematch the Asrock x399 Gaming Pro on Newegg. Well they price matched...