I like the fact that it's relatively easy to use, especially if you're new at linux as well as using computers in general; however, sometimes there are problems with freezing up or slowdowns when loading certain applications (such as Firefox). It works just fine unless your computer freezes/freezes-up which can happen very easily. If this happens then restarting fixes everything but if not than maybe try another version of Ubuntu since some have been known to cause these issues more often than others. The benefits include having an operating system similar to Windows 7 so users do not feel lost once they get used to how things work here instead of other versions such as 8, 10 etc..