I am currently using Windows XP, I just got a new motherboard and whatnot... was waiting for longhorn(i have the 64 bit motherboard thing)
im not too knowledgeable about computer stuff but I know more then a lot of people I know...
so uh ya... ive never heard of anything other then Windows and Mac until this point in time...
can someone explain to me... if I get Linux without even trying Knoppix and stuff... what are my chances of being disappointed
will i still be able to play the games I play now?
are there any hardware problems? where can I get info for this?(a list of some sort hopefully)
I hear that security is better... that doesnt seem to be too much of a problem for me... I don't use IE and I have a software Firewall and Norton Antivirus...
(atleast I don't think I have a security problem) but better security would be a good reason for me to switch to Linux.
what is the difference between Redhat, and some other odd names... I thought it was just gonna be Linux... but it seems that there are many different types of it?

so ultimately:
if I switch to linux... will I get tons of headaches?