Overall I agree with your post. There are some things I'd like to point out. - ThinkPads have amazing linux support. Dells aren't bad either. I have used a few

Overall I agree with your post. There are some things I'd like to point out. - ThinkPads have amazing linux support. Dells aren't bad either. I have used a few dell laptops with linux as my daily drivers and no issues. Currently typing this on a Latitude E7450 and have had everything working out of the box. - I am using a USB wired connection without issues, works out of the box. - Currently using Manjaro linux and enjoying the heck out of it. Haven't done a reinstall in over a year and it's very stable across updates.