I think it is really good and ready for practically all users, even if you're not a geek. I have been running it for about 2 weeks whilst it was still in development and apart from some nvidia module mismatches it has performed flawlessly. This won't happen to you if you download it tomorrow.

Please give it a try and experience some freedom. Start your exploration of Linux by reading The Open Source Definition and then you could post or read the answers to various question which you can search for on the Linux Questions Forum or the Ubuntu Forum. You can also view the videos about how to install Ubuntu here.