Most of the difficulties in running Linux are related to getting it to recognise and use all the hardware to the full. While out of the box hardware support is way better in Linux than in Windows, many vendors do not provide Linux drivers, nor do they release their specifications. Sometimes, their binary drivers are not available for all kernels/distributions, are buggy and/or crippled.

The major benefit in buying pre-installed Linux PCs is that on the short term the user will not have issues with the Linux installation and will be able to get the hardware to work with all its features, while on the long-term this will send a signal to component vendors that therre is a potentional Linux market that justifies the cost of providing Linux drivers and/or of providing support to open-source developers. On the mid-term, buyer will find more brands certain to provide Linux support for their components.