Thanks for the recommendation! I'm curious about your choice of Arch. Why did you decide to go with it? Did it require a lot of customization to get up and running or maintenance to keep running?
If you are just getting started with Linux then I would suggest to start off with Ubuntu or read up on different distro's. (If you are coming from Windows or Mac, all linux distro's will require some level of tinkering, they just vary on degree.)