[crispinb]

> I think it's a bit contradictory to choose an insecure OS because a more secure one doesn't support a nice-to-have piece of security hardware.

Maybe. But that has nothing to do with what I wrote.

> I'd be interested in the specifics

Would you? Or would you like to gather factoids in pursuit of your belief that everyone must make the choices you make?

> that you anticipate on supported hardware

Not "anticipate". Experienced, after installation (more than once). It was more trouble than it was worth to me.

> on supported hardware

As I say, I don't think there's a developer edition of the 9570. There isn't an extant linux driver for the fingerprint scanner, which surely there would be if Dell preinstalled linux on this model.