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Get a Windows laptop and run linux with Vagrant. No need for dual booting. Windows "just works" too.

I would not recommend Windows to someone who wants a "just works" solution. I'm told that I (and every Windows user I know) just have bad luck, but Windows 7+ still regularly BSOD on HP and Dell laptops, and they seem to be much more prone to viruses, etc.

And I know, Windows is beyond reproach, and BSODs are really the fault of OEMs, but I've never seen Linux kernel panic--not even on the same hardware Windows couldn't handle.

Not trying to start a flame war, but I really think it's misleading to say Windows "just works".

I've had way more problems with my MBP running Yosemite than my home built generic Windows 7 PC.

"Just works" is subjective so it shouldn't be a purchasing factor.

I literally make all of my important purchases on subjective evidence. Whenever I'm considering an important purchase, I scour the Internet for anecdotal information. I've found that such anecdotes in large quantity are more reliable (and informative) than most of the available objective information.

More relevant to this conversation, Macs have a wide (and presumably well-deserved) reputation for quality, and Windows PCs have a wide (and presumably well-deserved) reputation for cheapness (both in the quality and cost contexts). Sure, that consumer Dell you bought might boast better specs, but these objective metrics do a bad job about predicting things like product quality or overall satisfaction.

Tell that to my brand new laptop with Windows 7 being unable to apply its updates even after 42 reboots.

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