I'm no longbeard wizard, but I've gone through the manual arch setup a few times, and done my fair share of distro hopping. I think I'll be able to run through this without too much issue. Just not sure who to believe, or if it really boils down to luck of the hardware draw.
In any case, I'm looking forward to playing around with my new toy, and hopefully it'll work how I want it to.
Might shoot you a dm and pick your brain if I get stuck.