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For Linux I highly recommend a further waiting of 6-9 months (e.g. (x)ubuntu 17.04.1)

• ktta 10y ago
  But it's not LTS. All the major software stuff will be well supported for 16.04 till 18.04. If you look around, you'll mostly find 14.04/16.04 in supported OSes. Even for OSS software, not just commercial stuff.
  • jusssi 10y ago
    I think the parent means that it may take some time until the hardware support gets to Linux kernel. I bought a Broadwell laptop right when the first ones came out, and had a lot of trouble with the integrated graphics (Intel, who supposedly do a good job with their Linux drivers compared to anyone else). It took about an year for Ubuntu to package a kernel that didn't either have annoying blinking glitches or hard lock-ups regularly. Obviously, I've been using the mainline kernels all that time, but even with them it took a couple of months. So yes, caution and patience with bleeding edge hardware is advisable.