Raspbian

What do you like best?

Lightweight

Easy to use

Great for learning

Perfect OS form programming (shell, python, etc)

What do you dislike?

Less GUI interface

Slight learning curve

Not optimized for heavy tasking

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Here are the top recommendations :

Anyone who is learning can give it a try

Best for school kids.

Very useful if you want to set up your server in Linux.

The best possible way to learn Unix commands.

Always opt for the combo set which has the heat sink available.

Libre Office will suffice all your need do not sideload any other apps.

Google chrome is the Chromium version hence you may not get all the features as compared to the full version.

If you face any issue running a command please execute with admin or superuser (sudo) access.

If you need a better GUI experience you can sideload Twister themes.

Regularly update or upgrade the versions to get all the features and improvements.

It's an open-source project you can contribute all the features for enhancements.

Make sure while installing the operating system, the pen drive or the external drive is flashed properly.

While installing the operating system please make sure you are connected to a network so that the installation process is done smoothly.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

I am using it for creating amazing Raspberry Pi projects, I have implemented a NAS server, also have a couple of servers hosted.

Benefits: Able to learn a lot, never thought setting up a PC would be so cheap (with 70 USD)