Ubuntu has a lot of non-free/proprietary drivers available for laptops. Other Linux distros don't, especially new ones with innovative aspects to the underlying

Ubuntu has a lot of non-free/proprietary drivers available for laptops. Other Linux distros don't, especially new ones with innovative aspects to the underlying system that are just becoming stable. Try running the lsmod command on your laptop to see which kernel modules are loaded. Google a few of the module names - especially ones that look related to the make of your laptop or its video card.