There's a learning curve if you're coming from a Debian-based distro like Ubuntu or, obviously, Debian, Mint, etc...
Before you download the ISO I'd obviously recommend the "Beginner's Guide" at their official website. (Google: arch linux) 
I have two. Zorin, and RoboLinux. Both are really great distros for the beginner who wants to transition from windows at a slower pace.
Thank you Electrofryed for the info on two more distressing. Need to check them out.
I'm up to about 30 or so distros that I've played with. I'm waiting for the new KDE version of Ultimate Edition from Theeman. It'll be for the more moderate to advanced user, but will be packed with awesome features.
Ultimate Edition distros are forked from Ubuntu and Mint. That being said I don't see how a new Desktop Environment (KDE) would change the skill-level "required" of the user. Both of the distros it's forked from were both forked from Debian...that being said they're usually very easy to work with.
I heard pure Debian didn't exist truly anymore I was trying to understand DD-WRT and flashrouter technology at the time
Jessie's Running percectly and apt hit's every time with roughly 50,000 available packages that are considered stable. ;)
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Pure Debian.
I tried some distros, each for several years, running fedora now since 2 years. The main difference is that the red hat people are real experts. If there is a problem, they can help.
Still running Ubuntu after all these years and no plans to change.
My favorite is Debian GNU/Linux although I started with Ubuntu. As Douglas Adams once wrote, "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I've ended up where I needed to be."
** Debian & Ubuntu **
- Painless Upgrades
- No surprises
** System Rescue CD **
- Excellent Rescue System(like it more than Knoppix or GRML)
- For Sysadmins
- Espececially for Rescue Tasks
** Knoppix **
- Best Live Distribution in Terms of GUI/End User Applications
** LEDE/OpenWRT **
- Gets you more out of your router
- Some Devices are available preinstalled with it(GL.inet: Really cheap! For Turris Omnia partly, because that's no pure OpenWRT)
- Can be difficult to find supported hardware(Did I say I prefer Hardware with that OS preinstalled?
)
It's difficult to find hardware for OpenWRT because they've been chiseling away at router hardware for 10 years. It's become unusual to find something with the necessary capacity.
As a beginner to Linux environment, I am comfortable with ubuntu. Because it is easy to handle over other Linux distributions.
Still using Ubuntu exclusively after all these years on all our Linux servers and very happy with Ubuntu.