Try these distro Choosers:
http://eedok.voidofmind.com/linux/chooser.html http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/
A few personal reccomendations:
Kubuntu
http://www.kubuntu.org/
Mandriva
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/en/downloads/mirrors
PCLinuxOS .92
http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/dist...glish/preview/ ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distr...glish/preview/
This is the distro I use and recommend, Why because it works right out of the box. No need to configure Everything, everything just works. It also comes as a 1 CD install that is a live CD that you can install later if you wish.
BeatrIX
http://www.watsky.net/download.html
Blag
http://www.blagblagblag.org/download/
OPENSUSE
http://www.opensuse.org/Download
Mephis
http://www.mepis.org/
Mepis install guides:
http://www.mepisguides.com/install/i...artitions.html http://www.mepisguides.com/install/i...and-clear.html
Everything you will ever need on 1 CD. Hardware detection is exelent, as is the feel and look of the distro
The above statements are also true, it is all about personal preference and experimentation try a few live CDs and see which ones you like. Distrowatch is a good recource for this.
http://linuxtoday.com/ is also another great resource for reading up on the latest distro reveiws.
Also try to read up on Linux here are some great links for you:
Linux online bible
http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz
Linux Tutorials: Introduction to Linux, Hands on guide
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/intro-linux/html/index.html
Ultimate guide for beginners
http://www.linuxlots.com/~jam/
The beginners Linux guide
http://www.linux.ie/newusers/beginners-linux-guide/
Ubuntu Install guide
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installing
Linux Survival
http://www.linuxsurvival.com/index.p...CE&mid=&ceid=5
Learn Linux
http://learnlinux.tsf.org.za/moodle/
Hope this Helps,
Jake