I have been using Linux Mint 6 "Felicia" on my laptop for a couple of months now. The word "Felicia" is the Latin female version of Felix meaning happiness according to Wikipedia. I have experienced happiness using Linux Mint, much more than when I was using Ubuntu on my laptop.

Linux Mint exclusive software

Mint includes many pieces of it's own software, making it stand out from the crowd. This makes Linux Mint more than "Ubuntu + codecs".