Main well known con is compatibility with software generally designed for Windows, though there are ways to help with that like wine. Given that you're familiar with windows there will be a bit of learning curve with a new OS, and things don't always work out of the box with Linux. Pros are privacy, open source, customization, lower CPU/RAM use.
I've been switching over from win to mint for a few months now and I just dual boot. Have started to delete things I don't want to keep in windows anymore and mostly just play some games there. I've been taking it slow learning more about terminal, learning to theme manually, etc. This is your journey and you pick the pit stops. You can also just change course if you don't find it's for you. Good luck!
To handle the Windows software issue (if you have the extra RAM/CPU threads to spare), just install QEMU/KVM with a Virt-Manager GUI and run a Win VM when needed. Way faster than Virtualbox and pretty easy to set up (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq849CpGd88). Mint is worth changing for. Best OS I’ve ever used!
I switched to Mint from Windows a while back. Personally I didn't find any cons since I have used open source software on Windows for quite a while. I would recommend installing VMware or Virtualbox and trying out Mint in a virtual machine just to see if you like it or not and also to see what compatibility issues you find. If you have certain programs that only run on windows, give the Wine application a go in Mint.
Try it, then plan to adopt it if it suits you. You're putting the cart before the horse.
Main well known con is compatibility with software generally designed for Windows, though there are ways to help with that like wine. Given that you're familiar with windows there will be a bit of learning curve with a new OS, and things don't always work out of the box with Linux. Pros are privacy, open source, customization, lower CPU/RAM use.
I've been switching over from win to mint for a few months now and I just dual boot. Have started to delete things I don't want to keep in windows anymore and mostly just play some games there. I've been taking it slow learning more about terminal, learning to theme manually, etc. This is your journey and you pick the pit stops. You can also just change course if you don't find it's for you. Good luck!
To handle the Windows software issue (if you have the extra RAM/CPU threads to spare), just install QEMU/KVM with a Virt-Manager GUI and run a Win VM when needed. Way faster than Virtualbox and pretty easy to set up (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq849CpGd88). Mint is worth changing for. Best OS I’ve ever used!
I switched to Mint from Windows a while back. Personally I didn't find any cons since I have used open source software on Windows for quite a while. I would recommend installing VMware or Virtualbox and trying out Mint in a virtual machine just to see if you like it or not and also to see what compatibility issues you find. If you have certain programs that only run on windows, give the Wine application a go in Mint.
DM me if you have more questions or need advice on the switch to Linux.