[TriLUG] recommendation for laptop running vmware

[Glen Ford]

    I am looking to buy a laptop to run Windows stuff for home and Linux 
for my work.
I would like to run Vmware with Linux 8.0 as either native or guest 
operating system.
I want to make sure that the laptop I buy will run Linux without any 
weird compatibility issues such as configuring the video.
I was leaning toward a Dell laptop only because of price and convenience 
of ordering.
Does anyone know of any issues with Dell or can anyone recommend an 
other brand based on my requirements.

Thanks for any help pointers

/glen