I recently upgraded from Ubuntu Dapper Drake to Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon. I highly recommend Linux as a desktop operating system. Here is a video of the latest Ubuntu release:
If you have never used Linux before, start with a dual-boot system so that you can go back to Windows occasionally if you need to. It is also possible to install Linux on an external hard drive.
Linux has a reputation as being difficult to use, but it’s not like that anymore. Linux is comparable to Windows or Mac (though I think Linux is better). Some of the best new features in the latest version of Mac OS X have already been in Linux for a long time, like “Spaces” (virtual desktops).
Head over to Ubuntu.com and download the live CD. You can try Linux without installing it by running the Live CD.
The Linux desktop is finally hitting mainstream with the release of the gOS (Google OS?) computer — a $199 computer from Walmart that runs a version of Ubuntu Linux that is designed to work with Google products instead of Microsoft. Screenshots on Wired.com. You can also download the gOS here.
