I've been kinda outa touch with the latest-greatest for a while, but I don't think you're going to find any flavor of Linux that is as "plug and play" as MS or Apple. After I retired, I was thinking of just going to Linux, using Libre Office, etc. However there were just too many things that I used on a regular basis that required hoops to jump through and workarounds to get them to work with Linux.
I agree with Lee that Mint is one of the best/easiest flavors out there, in fact it's what I run on my VM. However for everything from printers/scanners to wearable devices, etc., it's just much quicker and easier to use Windoze, especially given what many device manufacturers support and don't support. Also especially if you just want to use your computer as a computer user vs a computer nerd, and just want to plug stuff in and have it work.
Now if all you're doing is web browsing and basic "office software" tasks, Mint could work very well for you. Libre Office is every bit as good as MS Office (if not better), as long as you don't have to interface with MS Office products, say for work documents.