I tried different linux distro (Ubuntu 12.10 Gnome Remix, Fedora 18, Bridge Linux) on my new laptop but all of them have a problem with memory.
My laptop has 4 GB memory but Ubuntu recognize only 2,4 GB.
Obviously both BIOS and Windows 8 recognize all 4GB.
My laptop configuration:
Lenovo B590
CPU: Intel Core i5-3210M
Ram: 4 GB DDR3-SDRAM
Chipset motherboard: Intel HM77 Express
Integrated graphics