@szescstopni Ubuntu is always my go to. Every time someone gets an upgraded device, Ubuntu goes on the discard. Kid just started dual booting with Windows, he'd seen Ubuntu so often and wanted to experiment without VirtualBox. I always found it more visually appealing or of the box than Debian.
@davidpwhelan I don't care much about visual appeal – rather robustness in case of anything – including the chance of the distribution getting enshittified.