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I had a similar problem with a HP laptop that was a nightmare to run under Linux and almost as bad with Windows. It had a AMD chipset though and Linux wouldn't run it without blasting the CPU/GPU fan full blast. After countless hours trying to get a working machine when it came time to get a new laptop I thought I'd try System76.

I bought a less than year old Galago Pro laptop on eBay and immediately noticed it had some issues like a weird buzz and random hard drive disconnects. I contacted support and eventually RMAd it. They replaced the motherboard and it was covered by the support warranty. They never asked if I was the original owner. This was my first experience ever getting support a on a device and I can't complain. I'm using it to this day, while not a dream machine it works in Linux without tinkering and support was there when I needed it. It is definitely the best laptop I have ever owned but I have almost always had second-hand year old models. The i7 processor and haswell GPU and 16gb of memory and replaceable components, even the battery still has a few hours of life when I need it.

The HP laptop on the other hand is still being used for games by my step-son but he has a desk fan leaning on it to avoid over heating.