Linux which 64bit Linux Distro

[Bhargav]

Guys,
Which is a decent 64 bit version linux disrto. I know ubuntu is pretty good and out of the box. I have tried ubuntu both 32 and 64 bit, it seems to make my xps laptop run a bit hot not sure why though. Tried gentoo and had to end up doing a networkless installation since my network card(broadcom) would not detect... Tried sabayon and it would not boot. Mandriva could not detect my hard drive and I don't want to go thru the hassle of disabling ahic. so I have pretty much covered all the main distros
So any new suggestions that is pretty darn good and I am looking for a 64 bit version as I have 4 gb of ram on my lappy.

Any Suggestions pls..

 

[random2]

Have you tried Fedora? its one of the common distros.

Actually you have just tried couple of main distros.

You can try Fedora, CentOS (same as Redhat), Suse... actually there are many. head over to distrowatch and choose the closest for your needs.

This might help - DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.

 

[Dark Star]

Well Linux are not yet matured in 64 bit department .. I'll Suggest you Open Suse 10.3 or Fedora 8

 

[Pat]

^^I dont agree with you darky!! 64-bit linux distros have the same polish and goodness as that of a 32-bit version!

@bhargav: did you try ubuntu gutsy 64-bit ? If yes,then maybe you should try to use ur lappy in power-saver mode (cpu-freq)! I havent seen or read Ubuntu causing any such heating problems!

 

[Bhargav]

ok I have even tried Centos, Red hat enterprise edition and fedora 7.

I have tried gusty 64bit and the though being in power-saver mode it still heats up. The fan seems to be on most of the time even if the temp of the processor is around 40 degree. I tried an utility called i8k dell fan utility but it works some times but not always and I am not sure how good it is on the hardware. So any other distro that provides a good support for laptop hardware for dell.

 

[exx_2000]

I have tried gusty 64bit and the though being in power-saver mode it still heats up. The fan seems to be on most of the time even if the temp of the processor is around 40 degree. I tried an utility called i8k dell fan utility but it works some times but not always and I am not sure how good it is on the hardware. So any other distro that provides a good support for laptop hardware for dell.

Im an Ubuntu 64 bit user but since you have had a bad experience with it MI not goign to recommend it again . I guess you could try OpenSuse and doesn't SLED 10 come in 64 bit versions? You might want to check that.