It should be noted that Pop!_OS offers 2 downloads, one standard and one with NVidia drivers packaged. Windows users may not care much of this but this is significant. One of the largest frustrations with transitioning to Linux or even operating Linux is a graphics driver failure. For those not accustomed to the command line, doing a driver upgrade/installation and having it go wrong could end a user up in the console with no immediate recourse for a fix.
Ubuntu does provide NVidia drivers, however they need to be enabled in the settings as a 3rd party driver.
It's still a three way mental gymnastics between Ubuntu, Pop!_OS, and Arch Linux. Right now Pop!_OS and Arch are the front runners with a heavy lean towards Pop!_OS. The ease of access to software, drivers, and enabling games from Windows makes Pop!_OS more intriguing. However the sheer snappiness and responsiveness in Arch Linux still makes it very appealing. Sometimes its also good to just know that there isn't a whole bunch of crap installed along with your operating system. Arch gives you this very minimalist setup that helps reduce software bloat.
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