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My latest Laptop was also seems to have been designed around Windows 10. It has the latest Intel Core I5 with along with a discreet Radeon graphics card. It has major driver issues with the graphics card, the touch screen, sound and wireless that have yet to be resolved by those who would like to run a version of Linux as the primary OS.

Your problem is highlighted in bold. The problem with this laptop is not Windows. It's Radeon's well established reputation for piss poor driver support and second rate hardware.

My last computer I built I went with an R9 380X. That will be the last time a Radeon video card graces anything I own. Complete garbage. Go nVidia or go home.

The problem with this laptop is not Windows. It's Radeon’s well established reputation for piss poor driver support and second rate hardware.

I suppose I wrote the post in a confusing way that allowed it to be misinterpreted. The laptop has no difficulties running Windows and performs very well in every way. I have been running computers with Radeon Graphics cards for nearly 20 years and have never felt that they have “poor driver support and second rate hardware”. If they did I assume that this line of products would not have survived for as long as they have.

Many Radeon products do have Linux support, but no one that I am aware of has managed to get Linux builds fully functional on my newest laptop. At some point someone probably will. I would actually be happy to set up a fully functional Windows 7 build dual booting on it.