[snazz]

Actually, OpenBSD does work on the Microsoft Surface Go, thanks to Joshua Stein's driver work [0]. You're right that many systems will require a more in-depth setup than the ThinkPad in the article (Broadcom wireless and NVIDIA graphics are a challenge in particular), but many laptops work much better than you would expect.

I've had good luck getting it to boot on older Mac hardware; newer systems (especially with the T2 chip) may be harder.

[0]: https://jcs.org/2018/08/31/surface_go

[johnchristopher]

Yeah, but no wifi (no bluetooth and no cameras either).

[apotheon]

I know some people consider lack of Bluetooth support a show-stopper, and maybe for some of them it actually is, and is actually worth the downsides of Bluetooth, but I think the practical effect is actually much smaller than one might think. While some needs are only filled by specific products, and those products only come with Bluetooth support for connectivity, most needs people imagine when bringing up lack of native Bluetooth support are easily supported (perhaps even better) with other connectivity options, and Bluetooth really does come with substantial downsides even on platforms that support it.

I, for one, have yet to encounter a "need" for Bluetooth that is not better filled by something other than system-native Bluetooth support, and am happy to avoid the negatives (e.g. security issues) by avoiding Bluetooth-only products. The one case in my life where the only option is Bluetooth is something that that is designed to connect to my Android smartphone, which is not (yet?) ready for OpenBSD anyway.

[anthk]

UVC cameras and USB Wireless cards work.

[oneplane]

The cameras and WiFi are probably no UVC or USB in the case mentioned.