I agree that's a very large part of it. I have booted Ubuntu on innumerable PCs and Macs while working in repairs, and touchpads vary hugely even when running t

I agree that's a very large part of it. I have booted Ubuntu on innumerable PCs and Macs while working in repairs, and touchpads vary hugely even when running the same software. The recentish "Precious Touchpad" standard Microsoft has for PCs tend to work better in my experience, even under Linux. As a former Mac user, I can also recommend whatever is in the HP EliteBook I'm using now.