You might like FreeBSD. It’s unapologetically unix. Jails + root on ZFS is arguably what Linux tried to move to, but (due to too many compromises) will probably never achieve.

15.1 (due out next week) is their first big laptop focused release from the recent grant money. They have a list of current laptops that they test with for you to buy.

Barring that, Devuan Linux is not bad either, and is still a cohesive system.