Worried about Windows 11?  Privacy concerns and advertising are what drove me to this laptop which comes with Linux Mint installed.  I bought the laptop to have a separate computer from my windows computer for a couple of reasons.  1- I need a spare computer in case of accident, 2- I wanted Linux to be on another computer so I could setup and explore the Linux system and have my original computer still able to function.  I did not know how hard (or easy) getting things like the internet (For questions online) and my mail would be.  It was very easy, the internet is the little icon that looks like the windows icon.  The mail was just as easy - the window like environment made me feel at home.  Some people say, "you can load Linux in and have a spare drive for Windows.  But, if something goes wrong - you have disabled your only computer to get online for answers.  I don't know enough about swapping operating systems to bother with laptop hard drives.  This computer was perfect to get started in Linux, a turn-key system with matched components.