I’ve been happy with Linux Mint for many years now.
I have a dual boot system Linux Mint / Win10 just so I can run some video editing software that only runs on Windows or Mac but I hardly ever boot into Windows. I find I can do most editing with Shotcut, a free opensource editing program.
The computer runs much faster on Linux and rarely needs a reboot. Usually only after a kernel update. Long live Linux!
From total power-off to login prompt on my linux laptop takes about 18 seconds. I've timed it.