[fsflover]

> There are still many things I need to set up on the new laptop, for example: suspension/hibernation on closing the lid doesn’t always work

Sounds like a problem of hardware not designed for Linux. Everything has been working out of the box for me on a Librem laptop.

[blinkingled]

Ditto on most non Nvidia equipped ThinkPads. Typically Dell also does a good job at Linux compatibility but sometimes things take time to be worked out on newer hardware.

[nicolaslem]

My strategy when picking hardware to run Linux on with 100% success so far:

1. Wait about 6 months before purchasing newly released hardware (new generation of GPU, network adapter...) to let drivers trickle down from the manufacturer to the kernel and then to the distribution.

2. If it has an Nvidia logo on it, leave it on the shelf.

[blinkingled]

Exactly - I have had great success with this strategy for many years now. Sometimes I take chances with #1 by running rolling release distros like Arch or Tumbleweed.

[fsflover]

Alternatively, simply buy preinstalled Linux. Worked for me.

[slowmotiony]

To be fair, I've had those with all Dell laptops on Windows too. In fact I've never had a Windows laptop that could reliably wake up from sleep every time.

[tssva]

When I had a MacBook it also wouldn't reliably wake up from sleep every time either.