Ubuntu vs Mint vs um, Other ... recommendations ?

[Adelante]

13. I recommend Elementary

It's simple and beautiful and does have that Mac-ish thing going for it. I remember installing Elementary Luna a couple of years ago as a tryout, thinking once it starts giving me trouble, I'd wipe the partition and make room for something else. It's still where it was, though, because I never had a minute's trouble from that distro, and I use it frequently. The developers are young guys who take their time with the work, but it's well worth waiting for. The next release will be based on 14.04, so another long term support release, and is being called Elementary Isis. There's a daily build running around, but I suggest waiting for the final release if you try it. Again, it could be some time in coming.

I can also recommend Linux Mint Cinnamon, Netrunner KDE and PeppermintOs, which is an LXDE respin and very, very steady. All will be coming out with new LTS versions in the coming months.

Currently, I'm using the Beta2 of Ubuntu 14.04. I have to say this is the best Unity ever. I always try it out and never thought of keeping it, but this one I really like.