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My last 5 laptops, with the exception of my Chromebook Pixel LS, have been Windows laptops I wiped to install Linux on. The worst issue I had was one needed a B
by techrat 5y ago
My last 5 laptops, with the exception of my Chromebook Pixel LS, have been Windows laptops I wiped to install Linux on. The worst issue I had was one needed a BIOS update so that Wifi would work properly. Things working is less of a concern if you stick to the more common config types: eg, no gamer rainbow backlit keyboards and weird bells and whistles like that.
- istingray 5y agoOuch I don't even know what a BIOS update is. Mac user here, I appreciate Linux mechanics but I don't seek to be one.
- techrat 5y agoBIOS updates are OS independent. It's the first screen you see when you turn on the device that tests the memory and finds the first bootable drive. It's not a Linux Mechanic thing.