What I remember, don't have the surface notebooks serious problems with both built quality and Linux power saving? Personally, I've zoomed in on Thinkpads, old

What I remember, don't have the surface notebooks serious problems with both built quality and Linux power saving? Personally, I've zoomed in on Thinkpads, old business models. They are sometimes a bit bulky, but rugged. They don't break and can be upgraded and repaired well. The old ones have really good keyboards which is important for me as a console user. And they have usually out-of-the box good driver support. And that's something I am expecting today. 20 Years ago, I tolerated a lot of driver problems, as I was a poor student and Linux driver support was often patchy. Today, I expect that it just works. And last, given Microsoft's history with Nokia, Maemo, and the N9, I would not expect any reliable Linux hardware support from Microsoft (Fool me twice, shame on me).