As a counterpoint, I've been a daily Mageia linux user since 2011, and Mandriva since 2009. I've had that "just works" experience for both of them, on a variet

As a counterpoint, I've been a daily Mageia linux user since 2011, and Mandriva since 2009. I've had that "just works" experience for both of them, on a variety of cheap laptops, pretty much from the start. Whatever they do to detect hardware, it works. I wouldn't even remember how to hand-edit a config file anymore, seriously. That knowledge is gone.