Posts in r-linuxhardware category
Hardware compatibility largely comes down to your kernel version. The other major consideration is firmware, which some distros like Fedora can manage and update for you through tools like fwupdmgr, what firmwares are available largely depend on the package repos you are using. There’s also the ability to run some Windows WIFI drivers on Linux using ndiswrapper which can be useful if your wifi card doesn’t have native kernel support. Either way, it’s usually a good idea to look up your system on something like the Arch Wiki and check out compatibility and see if there are any changes you should make to improve compatibility.
I have an XPS 7590 running Fedora 35 and it’s pretty solid. All the hardware works out of the box, except for the fingerprint scanner. Runs very quickly, is able to play games with Steam, WIFI works perfectly fine not sure where that critique came from. I too have a Bluetooth mouse, works just as you would expect.
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I would not buy a Pentium, an i5 seems OK but in 2021 you’re probably going to do better price/performance-wise by looking at Rysen systems. The saving grace of the first system you linked to was USB-C charging, which typically I say is a hard requirement. I guess if your extremely budget-conscious then maybe you look past it, but personally, I’d rather dig through used laptops and try to find something last generation with decent specs and perhaps thunderbolt if you really plan on using the thing full-time.
I got one of these last week, I like it a lot so far. The major issue I’ve had so far is with the two WD-15 docks I own. The one at work works more-or-less, but it doesn’t bring the system out of standby. At home, the display has stopped working. This reminds me of the early days of my XPS 9550 (same laptop, a few generations ago) and these problems were totally solved by the time this laptop came along.