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Re:Setting up my new laptop: Nix style by Gigachad on Sunday December 25, 2022 @05:13AM (#34125883)
It’s hardly FUD. It’s the reason OP listed for moving back to windows. Currently on my laptop, Linux works but there is no support for the webcam, bluetooth, suspend, finger print scanning, and thunderbolt features beyond usb 3.

It’s improving and I’m sure in a few years it’ll be working well but these are issues that have been reoccurring for me. I’ve never had a Linux laptop where the fingerprint scanner worked.

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Re:Setting up my new laptop: Nix style by abrouwers on Sunday December 25, 2022 @09:23AM (#34127454)
Well, they also said a framework machine, which has excellent Linux compatibility, especially for the commonly difficult hardware you list.
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Re:Setting up my new laptop: Nix style by charsi on Monday December 26, 2022 @10:56AM (#34138672)
I am on a thinkpad using an external thunderbolt monitor with several peripherals linked to it. No sweat at all. Never had to install drivers for anything, webcam, wifi, bluetooth etc all works. Linux mint has been rock solid. I've gone through three major OS updates without anything breaking.
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