Excellent, thanks PP.
I can't remember which one it was now for sure, dammit, but it wasn't long ago so guessing it was PCLinuxOS Mate Deluxe since I was checking that theme out after michiken's post... but I noticed it had VirtualBox installed in the distribution and thought maybe that would be at least one good reason to start there and just test some of the others out using that.
But, another semi-vote for Mint means that I know how the next few hours before bed will be spent.
Thanks!!