[rkangel]

If you want to use Linux on laptops, the best option is Fedora. Of all the mainstream dependable Linux distros it has the most up to date Kernel and other bits (like Gnome). This means that its support for hardware is usually the best. On Lenovo laptops with Intel graphics everything works perfectly out of the box with no issues (all the way down to fingerprint readers etc.).

I also find it to be stable and generally good distro, but of course that's more subjective.

[vetinari]

It helps, that some Thinkpads do ship with Fedora OOB. Lenovo worked with Redhat to have the support for these models upstreamed to the respective projects.