Installation of Linux Mint went fine, in fact the only problem was that Suse refused to burn the ISO, so I had to boot into windows for a brief period.

There were no hassles installing the 3D drivers, which was a good start, and getting the network running was a breeze (in fact, the same method in Ubuntu, Suse and Mint, just that there was an alternative in Suse that confused me initially). Everything looks good so far!