Stable, reliable, rock solid.

Regular and easy upgrades to stable and well tested software.

openSUSE makes use of a GUI tool called YaST to install and setup an openSUSE system.
YaST is very easy to use and makes the process of installing and maintaining an openSUSE installation a breeze.

Much better system then other distros for installing any package. It is as simple as clicking on one button and typing in your password. Adds a repo to your system keeping everything updated at the same time.

The packaging team is dependable resulting in system updates that come in a timely fashion and systems which rarely, if ever, break due to packaging. The versions of software that are selected and the configuration of them is typically extremely high quality.

Popular format shared with distros like Fedora, RHEL, Scientific Linux, Mageia etc.

Fast, reliable, powerful and almost impossible to leave a broken system.
The Yast interface will also give you access to a Zypper GUI if you are uncomfortable with the command line.

Both Gnome and KDE desktop options are well polished to fit with the opensuse theme and environement, so either desktop is a great choice.

Suse provides the best options for automating the deployment of systems. Examples include Autoyast, Kiwi, SuseStudio, and Add-on Creator.

SUSE Build Service offers packages from the same sources as Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE Linux Enterprise and other distributions. This is the most underused package tool in Linux today.

Best administration and setup tool.

Applications feel fast.

Does the job needed and has the hardware drivers for the application built-in by the H/W supplier.

OpenSUSE has a VERY active user community. Questions on forums are generally answered in minutes.

OpenSUSE is very easy in terms of installing packages, administration and customization, yet very powerful in the same. Every user should find his own piece of cake in this OS.