[NBLUG/talk] Which distro is best for a newbie?

[Edward]

About a month ago or so, I joined this list, fuming at the injustices of 
Microbarf Corp. I asked everyone what distro they most recommended for a 
newbie and here is a summary of your responses:

Which distro is best for a newbie? The tally is in! Of all of the distros 
available, this group (NBLUG) recommended mostly just two:

1. Debian (7 votes)
2. SUSE (4 votes)

While Debian was recommended 7 times to SUSE's 4, SUSE also has the 
reputation of being better for newbies like me. So I have to go with SUSE. 
All the other distros got 3 recommendations or less.

Later I can switch. But do I have to erase an old distro from the harddrive 
if I switch to Debian?

Where do I best go to get a version of SUSE?

Thanks again,

Edward