I Liked Mint, it's very easy to navigate even though it still uses the Linux file system. This is hugely different from the Windows system, but it does the same thing! I know that sounds strange, but it's mostly a problem of what things are called....like learning a new language.
Anyway, the "old" Mint, I think I stopped at 17 or 18, just wouldn't install on my new Gigabyte board, so I went to Ubuntu and had an easy time of it.
I might try the new version as a "Live CD" and see how it looks. Mint was always my favorite and I'd like to move back to it.
Thanks for the heads up!
Just so you all know, Linux beats the crap out of Windows anything, if you don't mind learning the language. Some gamers might be dissapointed too since popular games aren't really ported to Linux in my experience.
Steam is OK, but not free.