Hi gopher7, you can try any or most distros by downloading to a usb stick(4 gb min recommended) and run on a computer which is set in bios to start from usb port/stick.
This will give you some feel of the different distros without actually installing same on your pc. I currently have Mint cinnamon and Debian 7 (nicknamed wheezy) and of the two prefer Debian.(if you do the usb bit be careful not to install although it will run alongside windows with a choice offered at start up)
I found Ubuntu a bit much for hardware on this old XP pc.
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