Best KDE 4 Distro-OpenSUSE, Mandriva, etc?

[markw10]

I like using KDE 4.x and for that reason have stayed away from distros like Ubuntu, CentOS, and Fedora. I've heard that Kubuntu does not have the best KDE implementation.
I used OpenSUSE before but it has been awhile and it was using KDE 3.x. I was unable to get a USB cell phone modem to work with it. Also, I have heard that it is unstable and also sluggish/bloated so I stayed away from it. I have used Mandriva for awhile and have really grown to love it but also want to reevaluate. I have had issues with using the 64 bit version. Only the 32bit version works plus I'm having some stability issues at bootup and I'm not sure if it's related to the Intel driver or something with the version of the kernel or KDE 4.2.
I will be using it on an Acer Aspire Timeline 3810T with a 13.3 inch screen. It has a CULV processor at 1.4Ghz and is 64 bit and dual core.
Which would be the better distro to use or is there another distro I should look at?

[grishi_111]

i have used slackware 12.2.
it works just fine.
you can consider it for you.
more information about slackware can be found at slackware website.
The Slackware Linux Project

[MTK]

Fedora actually has a KDE edition (don't know the version, though).

Fedora Project

[techieMoe]

I don't know about "best," but OpenSuSE is what the KDE project uses for their KDE 4 live CD demo disk:

"KDE Four Live" CD

[saivin]

Fedora being bleeding edge will most certainly use 4.3 in their upcoming release. I too liked Mandriva very much but again it was 32-bit version.

You may consider Arch Linux too. It already uses KDE 4.3. I recently installed KDE on Arch and am currently on it. It looks ok. No issues so far.

[oz]

I've been running KDE 4.3 under Arch since the day before it was released, and it's working pretty well now that I've tweaked it a bit. Of course the Arch devs give you vanilla KDE, but that's exactly the way I want it, because I can spice it up as I see fit after the fact.