15.6" Defiance II - Does it work with Ubuntu, Fedora, or Suse?

Hi Guys,

I am so glad that I've found this forum!

I am planning to buy a laptop from PcSpecialist but I want to run either Ubuntu, Fedora, or Suse on it, but as many others wrote on the forum, I got a warning message that the specs I chose might not work with Linux.

Anyone have experience with the config below? Are there any difficulties during install/usage? I do not plan to create a dual boot system with windows. Linux will be the only OS.

Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 15.6" Matte 3K IPS LED Widescreen (2880x1620)


Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor 6820HK (2.7GHz, 3.6GHz Turbo)


Memory (RAM)
32GB HyperX IMPACT 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (4 x 8GB)


Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M - 6.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12


Memory - Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 32MB CACHE (7,200rpm)


mSATA/M.2 SSD Drive
512GB SAMSUNG SM951 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 2150MB/R, 1550MB/W)


Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)


Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (13 €)


Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + MIC/Headphone + SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3


Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1535-AC M.2 WIRELESS GAMING 802.11AC + BLUETOOTH 4.0


USB Options
4 x USB 3.0 PORTS AS STANDARD


Battery
Defiance Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (60WH)


Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x European Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor


Keyboard Language
DEFIANCE SERIES BACKLIT GERMAN KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD


Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE


Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM

I'm about to purchase a similar specification laptop on which I intend to run Linux (specifically Arch Linux). Interested to hear from those that have already done this.

I just posted a review of the Defiance I purchased last month which runs Linux.
You both may find it useful

Thats a really BIG help Stephen! Thanks!

Thanks for sharing Stephen, your experience is very encouraging. I've just placed an order for a Defiance II. I opted for the Samsung Evo SSD instead of an M.2 for the boot partition (in the hope that it will be more compatible and straight forward to install Linux). I'm really hoping the install will be hassle free, as in it will boot from a flash drive and install to the SSD. I'm not terribly worried about the function keys (volume up/down, brightness, etc...), so long as the install works.