In 2015 I got a Toshiba Satellite Radius convertible laptop with a SSD, touchscreen, USB 3.0... pretty good for the time. I installed Slackware-current and *everything* was supported and recognized. Even the touchscreen under X11.

I'm now using a Dell Inspiron with more updated specs (from 2019), but again, everything is recognized.

*And* I got to upgrade my RAM with a rather simple procedure, zero soldiering required. All of this, running a largely Free (as in freedom) operating system.

Thus I'd answer: yes, a Linux laptop is worth the trouble these days. YMMV of course.