When comparing Pear OS vs PCLinuxOS, the Slant community recommends PCLinuxOS for most people. In the question“What are the best Linux distributions for KDE without systemd?” PCLinuxOS is ranked 9th while Pear OS is ranked 12th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Beautiful
For anyone stuck between moving from MS to Apple a for people hat do not want the locked down nature of either, Pear OS gave you the freedom of Linux with the elegance of Apple.
Pro Similliar
It looks like Apples MacOS.

Pro Software management and updating made simple through Synaptic
Pro The team is headed by Texstar
One of the best in the business.

Pro Rolling release model
No reinstalling the OS after every major upgrade. Keep your OS updated, and you have the latest version.
Pro Helpful and knowledgeable forums
Many issues can be resolved by just searching the forums. They are really a storehouse of knowledge. If not, expert help is still available.

Pro "Batteries included" philosophy
Main release includes most apps needed by users everyday. Windows users will see a familiar look and feel to the UI. H/W issues practically nonexistent, as most drivers come with the ISO.
Cons
Con Different Icons
There is no 1/1 icons in the latest version of it, but its not a problem as modders can change it to apples icons.

Con No 32-bit version

Con Gaming can be hit or miss
To run some titles, particularly from Steam, some "massaging" is necessary.
