I’m definitely down with laptops that have parts that are fully replaceable. It’s not something you really think about until it’s too late, and as such can real

I’m definitely down with laptops that have parts that are fully replaceable. It’s not something you really think about until it’s too late, and as such can really land you in some serious issues depending on where you are located in the world. On a related note, why is it that Linux desktop hardware compatibility is such a hit or miss affair? I would have thought that given the ethos of the platform and the sheer number of people using Linux worldwide this could be a solvable problem. I read about VLCs 20 birthday recently and one of the things that made it such an amazing piece of software was that it came bundled with every single codec imaginable. It was revolutionary at the time that it just played literally every single video file you had in your computer. My point is, that it is possible. If there was a website a bit like caniuse.com, that listed every Linux distro and test results with various hardware. People could register to be ‘drafted’ to test new releases, and there could also be associated discussion forums for workarounds etc. Even if it was just for laptop hardware, it would be amazing. Not knowing if an expensive purchased laptop will work or not is such a big barrier to entry.