Does synaptics or even apt take care of these things automatically during install or do you manually need to configure every app you download?

I must either be way over thinking things or my fwupd is wrong. I've actually seen errors that fwupdmgr was not working. Maybe it has to with my firewall? Idk

oh dude i never do backups each time i start over from scratch its a brand new version of linux. the only "important" files (that I know of), i sync to the cloud.

so with these laptops, basically the only linux option is ubuntu based distros for firmware/driver updates?

dude how do you get firmware and driver updates via the gnome store???? I know I've seen it at least once in my life time, but it's been a long long time. I have the lvfs repo enabled, so idk what the heck is going on. and when you say they come pre-intalled with linux, is that an option you have to choose when purchsing the laptop?

I changed the charging option in bios to "primarily use AC" or something along those lines, so hoping that helps prevent possible problems

I have a hunch that the lvfs and updmgr setup is wrong. I just never receive any updates using those methods even though eveything appears to be configured correctly. I even looked at the firmware update history via fwupdmgr and it says there is no history, so pretty much I never received an update via that system. idk

I just feel personally that building the Arch OS would be too complicated for me, that's why I'm considering Manjaro. much more user friendly

yea i'm just about ready to invest in a new computer. the damn usb-c ports are so unreliable too after years of wear and tear. things disconnect just by the slightest shift in cable.

Thanks, so how would that work? just launch the bootable usb and it takes you to an interface for the windows updates?

thanks, good to know. I dont use bluetooth anyway, so not a problem

Yes I know, I believe i mentioned that in my post. when you look for firmware or drivers, the only option for linux is an outdated version of ubuntu