> Think that's bad? Try switching back to windows. I've found it is at least as bad, except you can't edit driver source to work around brain damage. It is like

> Think that's bad? Try switching back to windows. I've found it is at least as bad, except you can't edit driver source to work around brain damage. It is like staring into the abyss. This does not match my experience at all. I've installed both Linux and Windows on a lot of different hardware, and getting all the hardware to work under Linux is always harder. Probably partly because the manufacturer took care to make sure everything is workable under Windows, whereas Linux support was usually not even on the radar. Sure, there are plenty of annoyances on Windows, like how the Nvidia and Realtek driver installers also install a bunch of other software that you probably mostly don't need, but at least the hardware works once you're done with the driver install.