I am actually downloading the Zorin OS 5.2 Ultimate file now on my computer as we speak. It is a 3.7GB file and is roughly taking my old computer 3 hours to download it. It was a simple purchase, once one enters their credit card information on the PayPal payment site. Upon payment, It took me to a download link with no alternative download loactions to be found. Download took a long time, But was not difficult. It is best suggested to download the file using the FireFox web browser.
Before deciding on using Zorin OS, I was facing a hard choice between Linux Mint 12 and Pinguy OS 11.04. I eliminated Pinguy OS 11.04 right off the bat as a system to dual boot with Windows 7, because it has not come out with any updated in quite a whiIe, unless of course you count the unfinished Beta release of 11.10 which a final version of was never officially released. The question I now wonder about Pinguy OS is to whether it will fall to the wayside much to the likeness of Mandriva. I decided that a simple, familiar, and easy to navigate user interface was perfect for much of what I need from an operating system. As much as I love fancy icons and colorful eye candy, a lot of the Gnome Shell and Unity desktop environments just didn't quite seem to fit my need for a stable desktop environment that just works right out of the box. Thanks for reading.