> Most Linux problems are people fighting against hardware, if you just pick your chipsets sensibly it all works out of the box. True, but easier said than don

> Most Linux problems are people fighting against hardware, if you just pick your chipsets sensibly it all works out of the box. True, but easier said than done. First you have to find out what chipset a given laptop has. The salescritter won't know, the advert doesn't say. The manufacturer's website might have the info, but it won't be easy to find. Now you have to figure out if the chipset is supported. That's non-trivial because the "supported" lists don't necessarily use the same chipset names as the manufacturer. Sometimes minor variations don't matter but sometimes they do.