> > Google the laptop model + Linux before you buy it. That increases the odds of getting a "it works out of the box" experience. > I would happily do this whe

> > Google the laptop model + Linux before you buy it. That increases the odds of getting a "it works out of the box" experience. > I would happily do this when was a university student about 20 years ago. > Nowadays, I want to go whatever store (physical or online) and just take what I want to buy. Well, if you do that little research, I suspect you might be disappointed even if you were to stick with Windows 10. With devices as complex as notebooks, I think a few hours of spec-reading and comparison is warranted. Otherwise I quite plainly wouldn't know what to grab from the shelf once I'm at the store. Maybe I'm more discerning (you might say: anal), but I like to do a little research for purchases like this.