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by giancarlostoro 3723 days ago
I'm using an ASUS Republic of Gamers Laptop with Linux Mint. My only issues are the Nvidia GPU, thankfully it has an integrated GPU from Intel so I can switch off to that and avoid the odd issues, that and an odd config that has my hard drive reading nonstop, a simple terminal command fixes it, but I have to do it anytime I come back. I might try openSUSE which is my favorite distro to see how all of these "issues" play out. I'd say spec the hardware for faults related to GPU, look for a GPU that has great support, if you prefer a specific distro as on their IRC channel etc.

Top two hardware issues that ruin Linux for me: * GPU drivers support is either broken or non-existent. * Wi-Fi drivers non-existent or not included in a particular distribution out of the box (seriously?)