I've got a pretty nice gaming laptop (MSI) than runs Win11. I'm wondering if it's worth it to just throw #linuxmint on it as I've done with my desktop or if I'll need Windows for running presentations or connecting to projection hardware.
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Hi Bob. Just saw this post. Longtime Linux advocate and user, but I got to tell you that Linux on laptops can be a real mixed bag. I suggest leaving Win11 on it, and if you really want to experiment, dual boot it with Mint of some other Distro. Linus as a daily driver on most hardware is risky.
Thanks for the input. Iit's working great so far on my desktop, and I also have it running well on my older Thinkpad. But I'll take your advice and hold off on putting it on my Win11 laptop for the time being. What is it about laptops, do you think?
While modern Linux has basic driver support for most things, there are are some specialized needs for certain functions that it just can't provide on every platform, hence some models are working better than others (i.e. Thinkpads).
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