I would say go SuSE!
And one more thing to all you newbies, if you want to learn linux that's fine. But let me give you some advice, many people want to learn Linux because they think it's cool/leet etc. But before you start learning it you must master the OS you are using now wether it be WIntel or MacOS.
A good hacker must know how to work with windows as well as a Unix flavor.
Many want to learn Linux while they don't even know how to partition or what DHCP is etc.
These basic skills are vital before starting on a new OS.
I advice you to get an account by telnetting @ sdf.lonestar.org and learn how to work with a Unix system and send/receive e-mail using Pine.
Once you get used to the non graphical system then you could say let's give Linux or BSD a try.

Hoped this will help you out.