>Linux worked out of the box. I had to install non-free drivers for the Broadcom wireless card, then tweak a few module options to get better power saving.
This is not, for the record, "working out of the box".
This is not, for the record, "working out of the box".
What, what these options are? Is there an answer to the mystery of "how to get power management working on a Linux laptop?".
sudo powertop --quiet --auto-tuneOr even the easier question “how to get power management working on your Linux laptop”?
On my mac, I've got HammerSpoon configured to change a bunch of things depending on power levels, sleep state etc, including killing off Slack.
I have no doubt that some other distros would work just fine without any changes, you're nitpicking.
Are you talking about buying a laptop with windows pre-installed, or installing windows on a barebones laptop?
I doubt that a laptop with linux preinstalled from e.g. dell requires you to install drivers. It's been a while since I did a barebones windows install, but I would be surprised if no drivers were required.
Are you talking about laptops that shipped with Linux though? I suspect not.
You'd have about as much fun putting macOS on a laptop that shipped with Windows, and vice versa, as you would putting Linux on either of them.
edit: Does any one else feel that redefining "working out of the box" to mean the opposite "just for linux", hurts linux's reputation more than just saying something non-hyperbolic, like it "works with a surprisingly minimal amount of driver treasure-hunt"?
As a tangent, I wonder if this applies to other things. if BMW users tell you "when talking about BMWs the term low-maintenance refers to not having your engine explode every 10k miles. With that in mind, BMWs are very low-maintenance", are you less likely to buy one than if they say "well there's a little more required maintenance than some other manufacturers, but as long as you do it the car is very reliable."?
Nothing that a few commands can't fix. Zero maintenance.
Of course, he mentioned no such problems. So please cease the straw man.