Because Mint is based off of Ubuntu and new versions of Mint are
released about a month after new versions of Ubuntu are, I would
assume that Mint may be a little bit more stable than Ubuntu is. I
like Mint because when I first install it on a laptop, then Gnome
panels are already set up the way I like them, the main menu is nicer,
codecs are preinstalled and it doesn't have Openoffice preinstalled (I
use Office 2007). One this that bugs me with Ubuntu is with every
upgrade I have to uninstall Openoffice as well as a bunch of other
software I don't like. I like most of the software that comes with
Mint.