Fedora 25 without question. on newer laptops (including the xps) i have suffered through Ubuntu's inconsistencies in setting up bootloader with Uefi, firmware

Fedora 25 without question. on newer laptops (including the xps) i have suffered through Ubuntu's inconsistencies in setting up bootloader with Uefi, firmware issues, nvme ssd, etc. it also helps that Fedora is pushing the edge with newer tech like wayland, etc. its polished, dont have to muck about with complex howto. just pop the bootable usb drive and you're done in 5 mins. Brilliant experience.