System76 specializes in Linux-specific desktops and laptops if you’re in the market anyways.
I’m often times spending-money-averse so consider that when reading into my posts. I know others don’t do the same.
One good thing that will come from a Linux-centric vendor would be they would tailor to your needs to some extent, and all the hardware will be ensured to work out of the box without any question.
I look at it an say $3 thumb drive or $500-1000+ new machine - I’ll always try the thumb drive first. It’s only a mindset. :-)
I currently run a System76 system.
Be aware that the hardware is specifically oriented towards their own OS--Pop!_OS. I tried putting Fedora on this laptop, but ran into some serious issues with graphics and audio to the point that I just gave up and re-installed Pop!_OS on it.
That was due to a lack of time, and there is a community out there devoted to getting Fedora running on System76 hardware. But it is not for the faint of heart.
Regardless--once you put a GUI on your system, it doesn't really matter what the underlying OS is if you are just a desktop/consumer-oriented user.