If your on the fence about linux...

don't worry. this is coming from a linux user who recently switched so you don't have to worry about me being the "just switch" type. personally i love linux it was the best switch ive made. of course you don't have to but if you want to heres a list of pros and cons

PROS

1: it is incredibly secure. apps can not do anything without a password and you have to use your password to download software from the pre-loaded "app store" more on that later

2: great community. if you have ANY problems someone who has used linux for a long time is sure to be quick to respond

3: easy to use. other than needed a terminal prompt once in a blue moon linux doesn't have bad rejection if your switching from windows. linux mint is the best if your switching from windows

4: Easily customizable. im not sure if its the same for other distros but linux mint has a pre-loaded theme app where you can apply and download themes! and if you can't find what your looking for there are several websites where you can download a file and drag it into the .themes folder and most of the time it will work

5: No bloat. windows is a cpu HOGGER and so this means that it will slow down alot of your games before i switched i couldn't do max graphics on roblox (yes yes boo boo i play roblox) but now i can do that while running at 40 fps! considering my laptop is from 2018 with a intel i5 its like new! it should also be noted that the engine i used called sober only does voxel lighting so that is apart of it

CONS

1: 97% of software is made for windows. so if you don't wanna give that up thats completely understandable. steam is easy to find if your an avid gamer

2: internet might be a bit slower. not sure if its my provider but when i was on windows with my supa slow t-mobile internet web pages loaded some what fast but when i switch sometimes it would take a minute or two for a picture on a website to load! if your worried about this wired connections have always been faster than wireless

3: some stuff just won't work even though it works for others. the best example i can give is when i was trying to get multimc to work so i could play minecraft beta 1.7.3 but no matter what i downloaded or did it just didn't work. so i caved and got the official launcher and my door sounds arn't correct!

So if your still not sure...

thats fine! im not a tech expert and its been great and if this hasn't been useful. this is my first real "review" or something like that i feel like the youtuber linus tech tips explains pros and cons and why to switch much better than i ever could! but i hope that this has at least helped you a little bit