I have sent several laptops to people with Linux installed. I made a poor choice of Linux OS in the one I sent to Wabi. I can understand why he didn't like it. That was my fault, not Linux's. If I had it back, I'd rectify that.
Dan has one, also. Made a much better choice of OS for his - but the laptop is old and has several problems.
But both of them were ready to turn on and use.Dan can give you his own take on Linux Mint.
