shadow matrix i look at it like this stick to the distro that is currently working all versions of linux are the same its just the software incluided and kernel version that is different and you can get plenty of free apps to do what you want to do asking what the best distro is extremely opinioated
 
the answer will be based
 
on experience
the uses
prior experience
etc.
 
 
ive been sticking with these distros mind you i have over 25 different distros in my cd case
 
in order from favorite to okay
 
mandrake easy to learn good stability most of the times
red hat easy learning wide range of applications doesnt play well with windows
knoppix bootable and an excellent cd
 
this question is also answered on hardware specs
right now id recommend sticking with mandrake and then moving on

I'm sure that each of us has his or her favorite Distro. If you ask me, I'd strongly recommend Mepis. Dan will undoubtedly tell you Fedora. I think that all of the possible choices 'could' be valid, but honestly, If you're happy with Mandrake, you'd probably be best advised to stay with that for a while. Once you have more experience, then you'll be better prepared to make an informed choice.

hi were did you get the disc 4 of mandrake linux??
were can i download one that is not in an ftp site ??

Mdk 10 is pretty smokin'. I'd stay with it.

I got it from an ftp. Dont remember where at the moment though