I’m assuming people are buying a new system. If you have legacy hardware, that’s a crapshoot. If you’re a gamer and are moving to Linux that can become difficult, due to your special requirements. Good luck with your migration.
I am buying new hardware when the old one breaks or becomes unusable. My LOS Poco X3 Pro from end 2021 has a bad case of ghost touch, so I bought a new Pixel 7a end 2024 for GOS. My LOS Galaxy Tab S5e from mid-2022 refurbished is somehat usable, but my main driver since mid-2025 is a Pixel tablet with GOS.
These are reasonably long lifecycles, and I try to buy refurbished when possible.
I’m assuming people are buying a new system. If you have legacy hardware, that’s a crapshoot. If you’re a gamer and are moving to Linux that can become difficult, due to your special requirements. Good luck with your migration.
I am buying new hardware when the old one breaks or becomes unusable. My LOS Poco X3 Pro from end 2021 has a bad case of ghost touch, so I bought a new Pixel 7a end 2024 for GOS. My LOS Galaxy Tab S5e from mid-2022 refurbished is somehat usable, but my main driver since mid-2025 is a Pixel tablet with GOS.
These are reasonably long lifecycles, and I try to buy refurbished when possible.