I looked into these when I was shopping for a laptop, in hopes of avoiding problems with hardware compatibility. Between lackluster display specs on a couple of models, some very mixed reviews of build quality, and no way to check one out in person, I had to reluctantly move onto other options. Since my purchase, it looks like the specs have improved on the Linux vendor laptops, but at the time it was just too much of a risk to take on a +$1000 purchase that was at that a compromise. You state the sweaty neckbeard case well, but pragmatically the lack of MS tax didn't make them any cheaper than comparable Windows machines and making it less risky to buy one site unseen would likely help, too.
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I looked into these when I was shopping for a laptop, in hopes of avoiding problems with hardware compatibility. Between lackluster display specs on a couple of models, some very mixed reviews of build quality, and no way to check one out in person, I had to reluctantly move onto other options. Since my purchase, it looks like the specs have improved on the Linux vendor laptops, but at the time it was just too much of a risk to take on a +$1000 purchase that was at that a compromise. You state the sweaty neckbeard case well, but pragmatically the lack of MS tax didn't make them any cheaper than comparable Windows machines and making it less risky to buy one site unseen would likely help, too.