
Kubuntu is what I use for an OS and it comes with KDE apps and the KDE Plasma desktop. Absolutely love it. Fast and has lots of bells and whistles. 15 second startup time, even though a dual boot system with Win7 as the other and 5 second shut down time.
BFL. I have an old C2D laptop I need to load this on. I think it has a chance of being a good web surfing machine with a SSD.
And with Linux a person gets a spreadsheet that actually looks/acts like a spreadsheet!