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You may find support on any distribution will depend on the specific hardware you're running. Support for laptop hardware on Ubuntu is very good, but unless you're sure the laptop is fully supported, there are no guarantees. I'm a long-time Debian snob, but have converted to Ubuntu for desktops simply because is usually "just works" and I don't have to spend a lot of time talking friends and colleagues through fixes. That doesn't mean other distributions aren't also good, however.
The good news is that there are several excellent distributions to choose from. In the end, linux is linux, and anything you can do with one can be done with the others. You might want to share more details on your hardware in case there are limitations that will steer you to a recommendation for a lighter distribution or specific choices.
Good luck!
- Bob