Re: About to format the whole laptop, need some partitioning advice.

[Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net>]

I stay with MBR and recommend before switching to LVM, to test the usage
in a virtual machine. As long as the maximum size of your HDDs is
<= 2 TB MBR doesn't cause issues and it definitively is easier to use
MBR than LVM, including resizing partitions. The advantage that you can
enlarge a "partition" virtually might be good for data servers, but
likely will cause confusion on a home PC.

For most home PC usages LVM will add more disadvantages than advantages.

Simply test it by e.g. installing a Linux to e.g. Virtual Box, that's
how I formed an opinion about LVM vs MBR.

I will stay with MBR as long as possible. For my needs LVM is a PITA.