There are plenty of different types of crypto out there and many need certain types of hardware in order to mine.
Mining BTC with a laptop is dead and gone now with the advent of ASIC technology. Although there are still plenty of GPU and CPU mineable coins.
I would suggest maybe taking a look at an exchange and seeing what has a good price before you go and waste electricity on mining.
If you are interested in BTC mining I would maybe reconsider. It's very hot and noisey and the payouts arent that great when you factor in electricity.