On 7/17/2025 1:42 AM, Robin Laing wrote:
snip.
Sorry for the rant in advance.
I don't recommend any web site. From what you describe, you are
looking at component level reviews. Not system reviews.
No. I'm not looking for reviews, but you're correct saying that what
I'm looking for is component level, not system level.
A custom system build is always a headache but with Fedora, I have had
very little issues in the past decade.
When it comes to Fedora KDE and hardware, in my experience, I have
only had issues with laptops and some hiccups with KDE, VLC sound, as
well as many Wayland issues which are slowly getting fewer.
I have been extremely happy with BenQ monitors and have 4 of them,
different types and models. They have become my first choice for
monitors. Some are over a decade old and still working. My latest
one was purchased second hand, two years ago. 4K with rotation. Used
BenQ at work for years before I retired, and last I heard, they are
still working.
I have used RTX NVIDIA cards in two different computers using
RPMFusion drivers. Some very minor issues at times. Latest issues I
attribute to Wayland again.
nvidia is my last choice, based on 12 years of bad experience! I've had
a few threads in this list dealing with nvidia issues, and I know I'm
not alone.
Trackballs are my dream device. I have at least 5 Kensington
trackballs on various computers. Some are decades old and had
switches replaced. At least two of them have had some jewel bearings
replaced.
I like Kensington trackballs, too. I'm using a 12 year old one now.
I'm planning to use that on the new workstation rather than buying a new
one.
I have 5.1 Headphones with USB sound cards that just work. No special
setup needed. All other sound is built into the motherboards. 5.1 is
minimum. I have also seen HDMI sound work out of the box.
Been extremely happy with ASUS products. A motherboard failed out of
warranty and had it repaired for much less than a replacement. Same
with a laptop that was bought used and it failed years later.
Repaired for much less than a replacement of the same caliber outside
of warranty.
FWIW, I don't use any wireless keyboards or trackballs and wifi is
only on a needed basis. Wired network everywhere.
Same here.
All my newer desktops (over a decade old) have Blu-ray drives in them.
ASUS and LG brand. No issues over the years.
I'll need new ones. The hard part is finding ones that write and read
M-Disks.
I have great success with Corsair products, including watercoolers for
hardware. All my desktops are using Corsair power supplies and I have
not had a single failure in over a decade. I had a CPU watercooler
fail and it was replaced for free, years after purchase. One desktop
has a Corsair case that had to be modified for the video card that was
installed. Otherwise, all my other computers are just generic cases.
Again, I will say laptops are more of an issue due to integration. I
have an ASUS laptop that I cannot get the track pad to work properly.
Model of track pad is a known issue, even in Windows.
Some small headaches with a Lenovo laptop that my daughter owns with
sleep.
IMHO, I would say figure out what level of computer you want and then
look at the hardware that will meet those needs. Decide if you want
to stick with 100% opensource drivers or are willing to used closed
source drivers for some hardware which is mainly video related.
Only in very special case, have I had issues with Linux and hardware.
Usually it is something like WiFi devices or cards. I had an old
Bluetooth device that I plugged into F41 yesterday and in less than 10
minutes I was sharing files from my phone with the computer. I just
needed to install the Bluetooth software for KDE through DNF.
Robin
What I'm really needing is something that really facilitates finding
things that satisfy my technical specs. See my response to Felix's
post. By now, I'm seriously doubting that such a web site exists.
Shopping web sites seem to come closest, but still are only so-so.
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