Also the preinstalled terminal has case-insensitive tab completion which is nice as well.
I've had some technical problems with past eOS versions but it's one of few distros where you get the feeling the developers are actually trying to make it more usable and polished. It starts with a consistent, nice-looking UI and doesn't stop with details like great default wallpapers.
+ NO MENU BARS. I'm allergic to locating things in a drop down within a drop down within a drop down.