Hi im new here and i was wondering what is the best distro to use on laptops. I was reffered here by a friend, thanks guys.

Oh, Ubuntu linux. That is excellent for laptops.

I concour, I have set up Ubuntu on a couple of laptop. It's a breeze.

Cool, i have Ubuntu on my moms desktop, and she loves it, any specific version of ubuntu ?

Just about any distro will work on a laptop. Pick one and install it.

Depends on the laptop, really.

There's a few distros that are deigned to be very lightweight, so are suited to older laptops.

Laptops with funny hardware work better with the distros that suit that hardware best.

If it's new, i'd go with your favourite desktop distro. If it's old, i'd go with the lightweight distro that's closest to your favourite desktop distro.

I think you're asking the wrong question.

It's not "What's the best Linux distro for laptops?" It should be "What's the best laptop for Linux distros?"

There are a number of hardware compatibility websites out there. Here's one for Ubuntu:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportMachinesLaptops

Generally (with some exceptions), if a laptop works well with one Linux distro, it'll work well with others. In general, I'd say HP, Dell, and ASUS have pretty good compatibility.

My Dell Inspiron 500m is working perfectly (including suspend to RAM) with Ubuntu Feisty Fawn beta.

Speaking of laptops, I ordered a Shafetech Azure laptop. It should arrive sometime this month.
I will write a review of it, once I've tested it enough.

I cant really change the hardware on my laptop, and im not buying a better one just so i can have linux, i dont have the cash, btw, do you think that linux will support TV out on my toshiba A-100 laptop ?

No idea on the TV-out support, but a live CD might help you find out quickly without the bother of installing a Linux distro. Are you familiar with the concept of a live CD? It runs an entirely functional Linux distro completely off the CD and your computer's RAM and doesn't affect your hard drive. It's a great way to test out functionality and what potential problems you might run into.

I was able to dig up one review of Linux compatibility for your laptop:
http://www.linlap.com/tiki-index.php...e%20Pro%20A100

It's not the worst I've seen, but it does look as if you might have a slightly bumpy ride...

Find out what video device your laptop has, and then let us know what it is.

If it's an NVIDIA one, it will work.

Though advanced video card features take some effort to get working in linux.

ok so the graphics card on my laptop is a 128mb shared Intel GMA 950, and it has 1gb ram, 80 gig harddrive, and a 1.88GHZ prossesor.

Whoaaaauuuughhghhh BIG PENIS. Intel's video cards generally have good support in linux, I've heard. So, I think it's likely that the TV-out will work.

I'd suggest you try running ubuntu in LiveCD mode, and testing everything out to see what happens.

Ok im on Ububtu now, iv got to put all my files and such back on, ill come back later and tell you of my sucess, how do you sync an ipod with linux ?

There is a program called gtkpod that can do it. You will have to install it.