Or, you could just run Linux. I used to be jealous of people that ran Macs or Windows because they did seem to "just work" better than a Linux machine, though

Or, you could just run Linux. I used to be jealous of people that ran Macs or Windows because they did seem to "just work" better than a Linux machine, though had inferior packaging systems and security features. These days, my Dell laptop running Ubuntu 16.04 seems to have less problems with audio/video in conference calls than the Macs my coworkers use, and there are vendors like Dell or System76 that'll sell you a pre-configured system if you don't want to fiddle with things.