The snag with "converting" ANY brand-new machine designed to run Windows into one running Linux are the same as always. Hardware manufacturers are terrified of losing their "Windows certification", so go out of their way to make sure they have Windows drivers, ready-to-go, for any new piece of kit they release.
The Linux kernel contains all necessary drivers for hardware (with rare exceptions like wifi drivers, since these are constantly being revised).....but, since these mostly have to be "reverse-engineered" from their Windows counterparts, it can take anywhere from a few weeks to several months before they eventually find their way into the mainline kernel releases.
These guys rarely get paid for their kernel contributions, so most are holding down a normal full-time job to pay the bills.....and kernel dev work tends to get done during whatever spare time they can find. This is why it's usually better to wait until your desired hardware has been "on the shelves" for at least 6 months or so before taking the plunge & purchasing. You stand a better chance of things working OOTB by that point....
It's one of the very few downsides with using Linux, especially if you're one of those who loves having bang-up-to-date hardware all the time. The upsides are, however, legion; far longer time-spans with hardware being supported AND remaining functional & useable; greater stability - Windows gets slower & buggier over time, whereas Linux seems to become more stable the longer you run it - huge choice of software from the dedicated repositories that's
guaranteed to work OOTB, etc, etc. Plus the freedom of having full, complete control over your OS AND of being able to make it do exactly what you want it to do, along with the knowledge that updates will never bork things and make them unusable.
It's a no-brainer in the long run, it really is.
Mike.
