Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great
by lpcvoid on Saturday January 10, 2026 @04:28PM
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Just buy any modern Laptop? What you describe hasn't been an issue for at least ten years now.
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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great
by azangru on Saturday January 10, 2026 @06:40PM
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> any modern Laptop
When I looked up Dell Pro Max 16, I found a thread complaining that its camera doesn't work: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=307529
And there are numerous other reports of how various modern laptops have various problems under linux.
So no, "any modern laptop" is not a good recommendation. It should be specific models.
Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great
by topocite on Sunday January 11, 2026 @06:42AM
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I have two laptops running linux. One is a MSI gaming laptop with RTX card that no one would recommend for linux.
I had to try about 10 distros before I settled on linux mint. Everything else had some problem but the driver manager on linux mint made setting up the RTX so flawless.
After 8 months of use, it is the best machine I have ever used. If I had just stuck with my old favorite KDE neon though I would have been posting on how not to get MSI if you want to use linux.