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[–] uuj8za@piefed.social 14 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Psht. I wish! This is wrong and will set people up for failure. There is absolutely hardware that will work well with Linux and hardware that will not.

I tend to run into problems with brand new laptops. Microphones don't work, web cams don't work, fingerprint readers don't work.

I have a Dell Dell Pro next to me with a web cam that doesn't work. Arch, btw.

I also have a Lenovo T14 where everything does work.

The point is you have to RESEARCH before you buy. Otherwise, you're gonna get mad a Linux for not supporting your hardware, instead of being mad at yourself for not researching first.

Hardware that's too old is problematic and hardware that's too new can be problematic.

[–] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 0 points 28 minutes ago

Wait, it isn’t the point to nuke “spy equipment” with a new OS?

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 hours ago

And unsurprisingly my framework laptop works perfectly under Linux