I first loaded the final release of Mint 11 onto my desktop but I found I quickly had to revert to Mint 10 and only run Mint 11 in a Virtualbox.
I quickly discovered the problem with Compiz and eventually managed to revert back to the original set up. (I really must remember to fully read the release notes next time!!)
Then, there are those silly scroll bars, at least they can be removed easily. Mind you, it is a shame they come as standard and not an option; I'm sure they are going to flummox a lot of people.
In previous releases it has been very easy to link your computer to an atomic clock, but not in Mint 11. You forgot to install gnome-time-admin and the ntp stuff Guys!
I use my desktop to do a lot of work on audio files, mainly with Audacity. This is very difficult on Mint 11 because big lumps of Pulse Audio are missing from the distro.

I must admit I never though I would say that about Pulse Audio but I miss it if it isn't there, or an equivalent system for audio set up. Luckily, it just takes a quick dip into the Software Manager to correct the deficiency.

Mind you I would imagine this would be a show stopper for a Newbe.
Yes, there is a bit too much grey about the desktop but, this can be very easily changed. The rest is very good and works very well. It is just a shame that a few applications , that have been there in the past, are now missing.
I will keep checking Mint 11 in my virtual box and hope it come to life soon. Oh, and by the way I have submitted bug reports regarding Pulse and NTP.