> with more device incompatibilities, manual fiddling
Did you read what I wrote above? "if you buy preinstalled"
If you install Linux on an ordinary "Windows-certified" computer, you will have problems. If you install an alternative OS on a Macbook, you will have exactly the same problems.
>Did you read what I wrote above? "if you buy preinstalled"
And did you understand my point? Buying preinstalled isn't a cure-all, only ensures that the bundled hardware drivers are compatible and configured. That's a pretty low bar.
It doesn't cover doing stuff with third party devices (which on the Mac 99% of the time it works every time).
Not to mention even the bundled-hardware doesn't always work even if you buy pre-installed (like the laptop not sleeping properly for example).
Did you read what I wrote above? "if you buy preinstalled"
If you install Linux on an ordinary "Windows-certified" computer, you will have problems. If you install an alternative OS on a Macbook, you will have exactly the same problems.