Especially if you are new to Linux I wouldn't directly recommend vanilla Debian. Zorin OS, Pop_OS! or Linux Mint Debian Edition (if you want to have a Debian base instead of Ubuntu) are much better to get started. I've had good experience with Zorin OS on a laptop for an acquaintance.

Because you are new to Linux you aren't aware of what decisions Linux Mint have been making, and why I'm recommending the Debian Edition. They made a stance against a piece of technology coming from Ubuntu directly (Snap packages) and even are proactively resisting users trying to install it manually (or so I've heard).