I realize this is marginally on topic, and I apologize if it causes anyone distress.
I'm currently a Windows XP user. I would like to mount Linux on an old (circa 2002) Dell laptop my daughter is going to pass along to me. I've narrowed my choices to Ubuntu, Kubuntu, or Debian (a distant third). If anyone can give me advice or tell me their preference (and hopefully their reasoning), I would be grateful. Please reply off the mailing list. If anyone wants to see the responses, let me know and I'll forward them.