PCLinuxOS offers several very good desktop options. It also makes a solid choice for more experienced Linux users.

It is a distro that works with no fiddling required, but it also lets more experienced Linux users configure it their way.

The PCLinuxOS distribution was first released on Oct. 24, 2003, by Bill Reynolds. Its current version is 2013.10 and is available in several smartly integrated desktop varieties: the KDE Desktop, the FullMonty Desktop, the LXDE Desktop and the Mate Desktop. It also comes in an interesting KDE MiniMe version.