I have had good luck with Zorin on desktop hardware, but have not had much luck with laptops that use Wacom pen and touch technologies. To be fair, this is not just a Zorin issue, but seems to be a problem with all Ubuntu based distros...touch and pen work until the first reboot.
Just wondering if anyone else has had some luck.
Otherwise I will install Debian or Fedora on the laptop. I would like to standardize on one distribution, and I prefer Zorin as it is easier for family to deal with.
I have Zorin 17.3 running on a 1 year old Lenovo ThinkBook, standard install, with no issues. I appreciate that isn't the same hardware though, so my reply may not be indicative.
Did You tried the Zorin 18 Beta?
No. I have 18 beta running on an old desktop. It is the touch and pen features that are the problem with 17.3, and I do not believe they have been improved. I will try 18 when it is released on the 14th, but I doubt this will have improved. It is an issue with all Ubuntu based distros.