I could be :) I know if I need to get a new Laptop, I will need to either pay twice the average for an open system that meets my needs, or spend months looking

I could be :) I know if I need to get a new Laptop, I will need to either pay twice the average for an open system that meets my needs, or spend months looking for compatible hardware. So far the ~8 years old Laptop I have is working fine with Linux.