Hello @CC and welcome to the forums!
It really doesn’t matter. Lubuntu is indeed very light to begin with, but it doesn’t mean it won’t recognize the hardware you have. You can also install expansion apps, like Plank (that looks like the macOS dock) and have it running on your system as well.
Additionally, you can install an additional desktop environment and switch back and forth, depending on your mood. There are but a few limitations on that, which are only confined to the fact that there might be some settings conflicts (it depends on the desktop you’ll want to install).
As for Brave, it always comes as an external browser (additional), which is easy to install. I actually conformed all the necessary commands in a simple script. You’ll find the instructions below: 