I briefly used Zorin OS on my FW. No issues at all to install.
I had some initial multi-touch difficulties (I too am coming from a MacOS laptop so multi-touch gestures are a must) but those were easily resolved with some quick googling and installing the Touché GUI app from the store within Zorin.
Unfortunately, I was not able to get the fingerprint reader to work. Fingerprint scanner compatibility with linux (ubuntu, fedora, etc) was helpful but ultimatly didn’t get the scanner working and moved on.
I didn’t opt for the wifi6 card directly from FW, used an older Broadcom card I had laying around. Since this was some older hardware I didn’t have any issues with wifi, but there are guides as asonix suggested that should get you there if you have problems.
Finally, there were two issues that really got me to change OS (I’m currently on Windows but that might change).
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There was considerably screen tearing in videos. Never dug into how to fix but obviously some sort of graphics driver issue.
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Laptop seemed to not actually go to sleep when the lid was closed. Bottom of laptop was way too warm after being stored in my laptop bag for a few hours when it should have been asleep. Also never dug into this problem.
It’s def. worth giving ZorinOS a shot. It is a live installer so you can always take it for a spin before committing to disk. (The “Core” version appears to only remove some interface options and “premium” software that you’ll probably not use unless this is a work machine for you.) It’s a good looking interface with a ton of customizability features. I’m a fan but still doing a bit of OS flipping around with this new machine.