I have distro hopped entirely this year, prior to using ubuntu and then later Ubuntu budgie.
After trying quite a few distros both ubuntu, arch, and independent ones; finally settled on Manjaro KDE. I have been using other distros on the spare machines to see what it entails and see if I will like it for long term prospects. Finally, settled on Manjaro KDE for quite a while now as a daily distro.
The fact that I narrowed it down to 2 things
Arch Linux → for having rolling release feature
KDE plasma as DE → for having the best visual appeal in terms of GUI presentation and customization
I have been searching for other alternatives to provide additional X-factor on distros that are focussed on Arch and KDE.
I have been following a few YouTubers’ who provide their take on distro and reviews them thoroughly. One such video that I encountered was Tyler’s tech (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B80WPk2aUA&t=4s) and he did an honest review and that intrigued me to look into it.
I was amazed by Garuda Linux (KDE version; at this point haven’t tried other Des) offers. It is really bleeding edge in terms of what it has the offer. Granted, some of the themes I can install and customize on other distros too, but this is right out of the box. Latte-dock integration is great and well integrate it. The whole DE environment is a really pleasant experience and the installation was standard and went smooth and integrates well into day to day workflow. I have too much vested in Manjaro KDE, but surely I will be using this distro as my daily driver soon.
I wish you all good luck and keep up the great, amazing work.