I have used so many CMS systems. It really boils down to features and look. All in some form or another are relatively easy to use. Joomla is by far the best. Hands down joomla has the most configuration options, extensions and support than any other CMS out there.
For a blog style CMS I would have suggested wordpress with a template from someone like rockettheme. Maybe checkout MyBlog for joomla with JomSocial or JoomFish and Comunity Builder integration?
Personally I'm a joomla guy and have been for at least 6 years now. Just to many features and free extensions that do what I want and easy to navigate. The most attractive is some template designers integrated support for styled extensions and module positions. You don't get that with many other CMS systems. I have shown ******** html coders joomla and have had many tell me they'll never go back. Need something that normally requires some API coding? Just copy paste in custom HTML and whola! Load extensions to articles, embed content within content. All from simple command switches within an article. No coding. Need social media integration and Community features? Joomla has them.
I have used systems from all of the following: Joomla, Mambo, Drupal, Magento, osCommerce, CRELoaded, Dolphin, Data Life Engine and a custom developed CMS from a private company I used to work for.
Joomla & Virtuemart are a nice site/cart integration but sadly, virtuemart is not PCI compliant yet. If you need a simple cart (and what most Turn-Key cart sites you can buy) will come as either Magento, CRELoaded or osCommerce. Simple, no frills, straightforward pci complaint cart with bare support for paypal and authorize.net only. Need anything else and be prepared to start forking out $175-$599 for extensions and payment gateway support.
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