[JRandomFreeper]

I don't do a lot of bleeding edge stuff these days. I have so much specialty software that has to be re-compiled to work on new releases that when I've got a solid distro, I stay with it for a couple of years.

/johnny

[Bikkuri]

I stay with it for a couple of years.

Yeah... understood here... will happily use Mint KDE 16 until 17... I believe 17 is the next LTE for mint.. If it works, I will NOT try to fix it... working great so far .... (15-16)..

[Utilizer]

Try Mepis Linux; it's the one I rely upon for most things. It is based upon Debian Stable and I have found it boots reliably on quite a few different machines including laptops. Mepis 8.0 is based upon the last Debian Stable; "Lenny" and is quite easy on resources on a modern machine. Mepis 11 is the most recent (they expect to release v12 very soon) but requires more resources and drive space. However you do get updated drivers and codecs with it.

All are live-disc versions, 8.0 fits on a CD and v11 on a DVD. Free to download and play with to see if you like it, and install later if you wish -even allows dual-booting, for more speed.