rperkins146, The most mentioned advantages to use disc brakes are for speed control on long descents and wet weather braking.

Forks meant for disc brakes are generally heavier duty to resist braking torque and lately are also of a through-axle design to keep the wheel where it should be under heavy braking, though there are other retention devices commonly employed.

Whether a bike is equipped with, or without disc brakes wouldn't be a deal breaker for me.

Brad