I think it depends on how long you keep the laptop. If you get a new one every year then it's pretty insane to deal with new driver and software issues each time.
But if you keep the laptop for many years it might be the opposite. If you can work out the software issues given some time investment, and then have a computer you like using, it could be worth it. If the option that "just works" has a keyboard you hate, and you will be stuck with it for years, that seems a lot worse than one weekend wasted on driver issues or whatever.
But if you keep the laptop for many years it might be the opposite. If you can work out the software issues given some time investment, and then have a computer you like using, it could be worth it. If the option that "just works" has a keyboard you hate, and you will be stuck with it for years, that seems a lot worse than one weekend wasted on driver issues or whatever.