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> Zoom has issues with hardware acceleration and screen sharing on Linux, similarly with Discord. I have no idea what the issues are. I've been using screen sh

> Zoom has issues with hardware acceleration and screen sharing on Linux, similarly with Discord. I have no idea what the issues are. I've been using screen sharing for years and I haven't run into any issues. Same with my friends and family who switched to Zorin from Windows. > Netflix requires specific setup to work at all, and you get 720p at best unless you use Chrome with some custom extension to get 1080p at best. Ah, support issue I guess. Yes, Linux is sometimes not treated well by these companies but at least workarounds exist. > but a laptop with a trackpad, BT, wifi, sleep, and USB-connected accessories, that gets dicey. I have used Ryzen and Intel laptops and the only issue I've run into is Ubuntu installer not booting because of missing Nvidia drivers, whereas Zorin worked fine on day 1 (when Ryzen 5th gen was quite new). Other than that, I haven't had any issues. My desktop's WiFi USB Adapter needs third party drivers so that's always an extra step whenever I'm installing new distros, but I haven't run into any issues that make the device unusable or work in a broken state. The Bluetooth issues you just mentioned, I haven't seen any, and I am currently writing this on an HP Pavilion 15 Gaming laptop with Bluetooth connected to my speakers. I'm sure there are a few bluetooth chipsets that need kernel updates. For example, Victus has a mediatek BT+WiFi chip and it needs the latest 6.2 kernel, so it doesn't work on Zorin out of the box. However, upgrading kernels on Zorin is quite easy and there's a guide on the forums: http://maglit.me/upgrade-zorin-kernel http://maglit.me/upgrade-zorin-kernel Besides, Linux in its current state is still a lot better than terrible software like Windows. No ads, no spyware, the system runs smooth no matter how old the installation is. All of these things are a luxury on the Windows side; it's terrible software.

hot_gril 3y ago
Things usually work out of the box but not always. Might seem fine to you, but suppose you were choosing something else you don't understand fully. Maybe it's a used Mitsubishi with a CVT and you're told it's fine as long as you make sure the VIN is within a certain range, the recall work has been done, and the car computer has a certain software version. You can either get that or the Toyota that'll probably never have problems but is less efficient. The thing is, like I said, Windows has gotten so annoying on its own that I don't want to deal with it ever again.

hot_gril 3y ago

Things usually work out of the box but not always. Might seem fine to you, but suppose you were choosing something else you don't understand fully. Maybe it's a used Mitsubishi with a CVT and you're told it's fine as long as you make sure the VIN is within a certain range, the recall work has been done, and the car computer has a certain software version. You can either get that or the Toyota that'll probably never have problems but is less efficient. The thing is, like I said, Windows has gotten so annoying on its own that I don't want to deal with it ever again.