I have had a chance to play around with the new GIT Manager. Keep in mind I am only a very basic GIT user. I don't know how to use branches and such. I use it just for back up.
The biggest love of this concept is the AI commit notes. Fan-freakin-tastic! That alone is worth the update. I also really love the 'Basic' view as a basic user. The only thing missing from the Basic view is there is no indicator as to which commit you have uploaded to Remote. But again, this is a fantastic UI enhancement. 