I use SUZE as well (version 8.1) It was very easy to install, but my only beef was that my version is no longer supported (tech support)after paying for it- last I heard they were are up to V9.1. Not a biggie though as plenty of online groups provide help for most distrubutions anyways.
The only other thing that irratated my about SUZE (and other pakages for that matter) was the unabilty fo me to enable 3D acceleration with my ATI Radeon 7000 (PCI).
My first experience with Linux was with an old Caldera distribution included with a 'Linux for Dummies' book. It was very easy to install with my older AMD 133, and in fact has extended the usefulness of the old beast. I doubt it would work on todays' top end machines straight 'out of the box' but an older system it would be ideal for.
