u/geneerinen

In latest WAN show, timestamp " 16:49 Thoughts on the Machine, a Mac Mini competitor? SteamOS." Linus is very stoked to daily drive steam desktop and the main point seems to be that its Steam hardware with optimized Linux distro for that hardware. Luke points out that there are some like system76 which sells laptops and that is kinda point of this post.

There are a lot of smaller companies and few huge corporations too, that makes laptops and other computers for Linux. I would love to see some secret shopper style video where you buy "Linux laptop" or maybe mini pc or desktop. And test does it "just work" out of the box, maybe even with new Linux user. Maybe try how support works with specific Linux problem, how good build quality, display, keyboard, price etc. Maybe put few random "Windows computers" in the mix too and install Linux in those too and is there any problems or difference beside support.

In my mind, that could be very interesting video, or maybe its just boring conclusion that normal laptop works fine too with Linux and if you don't care something like coreboot, those "Linux laptops" is just overpriced and bad. What do you think?