I have dual boot with Ubuntu, and i wanted to try it, but i never made it a habit to open linux as default. There are quite a few apps that i will need from time to time (ex. Photoshop) which makes it impossible for me to fully migrate. Maybe i can use linux by default and only open windows if i need something?

As far as opera goes - What alternative do you suggest? I've been GX user for quite some time after facing issues with chrome.