Help deciding the best Version for my HP Z600 and HP ELITE X2 1012 G2

[Sorry_Got_Distracted]

Hiya,
I am thinking of switching from M$ over to Zorin and wondering which version is better for me, I do a real mix of everything from Databases/Data Analytics/Graphics-DTP/CAD etc, and I haven't used any Linux distro's since around 2004, so I have a lot of catching up to do!

I also want to know how well Zorin will run on my two systems, as they are both quite old although still run perfectly well on M$-10-Pro, and I don't see why I scrap them, just because some billionaires can't code a secure OS, and feel the need to make even more money!

My desktop specs are below:
Computer model: Hewlett-Packard HP Z600 Workstation
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (10.0, Build 19045)
Processor1: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5670 @ 2.93GHz 6/12
Processor2: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5670 @ 2.93GHz 6/12
Motherboard: Hewlett-Packard 0B54h
RAM: 48.0 GB
STORAGE1: KINGSTON SA400S37240G (223.6 GB/Fixed hard disk media)
STORAGE2: Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 (1.8 TB/Fixed hard disk media)
Graphics card: NVIDIA Quadro K2200 (4 GB)
DISPLAY1: Samsung S24D330 (1920x1080 / 24 Inch)
DISPLAY2: Samsung S24D330 (1920x1080 / 24 Inch)
Audio1: High Definition Audio Device
Audio2: NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Keyboard1: Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Keyboard2: HID Keyboard Device
Mice1: PS/2 Compatible Mouse
Mice2: Razer DeathAdder V2
Audio1: High Definition Audio Device
Audio2: NVIDIA High Definition Audio

Below are the Specs for my Tablet:

System Model HP Elite x2 1012 G2
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU Y5E17AV
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @ 2.50GHz, 2712 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date HP P87 Ver. 01.45, 15/12/2022
SMBIOS Version 3.0
Embedded Controller Version 80.115
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer HP
BaseBoard Product 82CA
BaseBoard Version KBC Version 50.73
Platform Role Mobile
Secure Boot State On
PCR7 Configuration Elevation Required to View
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United Kingdom
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.19041.5072"
Time Zone GMT Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 15.9 GB
Available Physical Memory 8.13 GB
Total Virtual Memory 18.3 GB
Available Virtual Memory 9.62 GB

Thank you !!
SGD.

[zabadabadoo]

Hi and welcome to the Forum.

For your Workstation you could use either Core or Lite as that PC looks well specified.

The size of HD (SSD) space for Tablet PC is not clear from your post. Websearch indicates it should have 256Gb 0r 1Tb SSD.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-Elite-x2-1012-G2-i5-7200U-256-GB-8-GB-Convertible-Review.251626.0.html
That then should be able to run either Core (gnome) or Lite (xfce) editions.

I am not sure if you may have issues with linux kernel support for the Intel Kaby Lake architecture on that Tablet. I noticed some questions re Ubuntu 22.04 (Z17 base) and Kaby Lake during websearch.

If you are new to linux and Zorin, this thread may be of interest: Before you install

[Storm]

The only problem I can see is the NVidia card to get the resticted driver to work properly. nvidia cards are hit or miss these days due to Nvidia made some poor drivers (I'm looking at you v550-v565). Nvidia used to be reliable in the older days.
That's the reason I switched to Radeon card. Best thing I ever made.