Try it out for yourself with a Live USB (works with any distro) this won't make any permanent changes to your PC and if you like what you see, you can install it from the Live USB session
Or watch some youtube videos maybe
Also switch to these cross-platform programs so you can keep using them when you switch to Linux
I revitalized a 10lb Sony vaio I found in my grandpa's garage that was so old it had Netscape navigator on it just by installing linux
The penguin is your friend