I want to make the swtich, and I have been looking into it, seems pretty simple.

But then I read the comment section in any post on linux, and they talk about kernals and other super techinal stuff.

Any day now tho, ill take the plunge

Edit: never had so many responses before, guess linux is the magic word. Even if i didnt respond to your replies, i appreciate and have updooted them.

I tend to recommend Linux Mint, it’s pretty easy to grasp for noobs (i’ve installed on two of my family’s laptops, no complaints). Zorin OS also seems nice.
You can “flash” the installation disks onto a USB drive and boot from it to test it out without actually installing it. It’ll be slower but you’ll get to test-drive it.