- The trackpad driver doesn't support scrolling w/ Win 10 (Dell E7470). I know how to fix the issue but I don't have the correct user permissions.
- The buggy corporate printer helper has caused the laptop to shutdown due to overheating twice so far in two weeks. I'd disable it since I will never print from this thing, but...
- I've been trying to figure out how to install software I need without local admin privileges and now I have a Git installation that takes ~30 seconds to update the shell after each command. I tried everything in StackOverflow...
In all fairness, picking a laptop to use with Linux takes a little homework, but I've had no issues with Thinkpads or my current XPS 13 running Fedora.
1. It works
2. Lets you use a huge variety of sensibly licensed, high quality software
3. Hardware works out of the box, unlike my perfectly fine scanner on Windows which doesn't work on anything newer than XP (except Linux, of course)
4. Updates less likely to brick your hardware
5. If something breaks, you'll be able to fix it instead of looking cluelessly at logs that don't tell you anything.
6. You can tweak by hand whatever you want
If it works at all. Maybe.
1. It works
2. Lets you use professionally produced, widely supported, best-in-class software, with support
3. Hardware works out of the box, rather than taking a week to get it working, if supported drivers even exist
4. Updates less likely to brick your hardware
5. Your company's IT department, your ISP, etc will help you fix it
6. You don't have to tweak configuration files by hand, run a series of commands, or call up your cousin's nephew who you heard has used this thing before