Trying Linux after using Windows for decades
Trying Linux after using Windows for decades
As Nobara is Fedora based and Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu/Debian, perhaps stay in this eco system and use some Fedora spin/derivate on the Laptop as well.
Good luck with the transition away from Windows
Personally, I use KDE on Debian and it works great on my 2011 Laptop.
I just think, especially for a beginner, remembering the ‘under the hood’ commands, e.g. package managers and that stuff, for such different distributions is probably quite challenging. Also one can not 1:1 apply modifications between both distros.