Mint looks good. I’m using Zorin. Win10 kept getting slower and slower. I junked it. Linux runs just as fast now as the day it started.
I’ve got an old dual core tower with a new 500 GB HDD sitting in a caddy under my desk. As soon as I get around to it, it’s getting a clean install of Linux Mint thrown on it.
Easy to use, low resource usage, and just plain works all the time. Two years and five old computers refreshed to work like new now for me. Just did a 2006 HP and made it like new. The linux drivers even fixed the heating problem that plagued these machines from the factory new.
After reading for the last two years on different linux distros, I am convinced that this mint in cinnamon is the very best for a first time user coming from windows. Clem and the crew is staying on top of stuff well.
Cool thing about mint is that you can talk to and chat with Clem directly on the mint blog and they consider personal suggestions. That could be compared to having direct communication with the head of MS. No arrogant disconnected egos. :)