I loved Knoppix when it first came out because it was loaded with everything so I could use it to show my Windows friends Linux on their computers.

These days I don't use LiveCD's much, but when I do, I like Slax for its modularity.

I use PCLinuxOS. It is the best I've tried at hardware detection and general use. If at any time I travel (any distance), I carry a copy or three with me. Giving a copy to a person I've just met and demoed it to gives us a chance to be friends and gives them an easy to use copy of GNU/Linux. Giving a copy to a friend further cements our friendship. How can you beat that?:)

Merlin

PCLinuxOS is the best
 

If you havn't tried PCLinuxOS then you don't know what your missing. I'm PClinux OS all the way:cool: .

GRML should have been included.

Jeff

PCLinux for me as well, install it, personalize it and make your own live cd. Now that's cool.
It will also allow you to have a full kde desktop on a 512 mb thumb drive.

PCLinuxOS...... the one that works!

In the last three months I have burned and given out @ 20 copies of PCLinuxOS and everyone that has tried it has been very impressed.

Puppy - because the hd of my laptop died.

GParted Live CD saved my hard disk.

I wanted to vote for Aurox 12.0 Live, but can't do it, because it's not an option ;(

Puppy Linux
 

Been there seen it worn the teashirt etc since about 6 years ago. Now I'm only running Puppy Linux (Rudy version) it's a live CD but has a full installer.

http://puppylinux.org/user/viewpage.php?page_id=1

Try it before you vote.

I've tried, Ubuntu, Kbuntu, PcLinux (large and small), SUSE (also very good),
DSL, Fedora, Corel, Mandrake (also good), Knoppix (good), Linspire amongst other.

My 2400 Athglon boots in under 40 seconds and closes down in 9
How about yours?

Tony

PCLinuxOS, my own special British English DVD version, which is so easy to create! Truly PCLOS is a great live CD but when installed you can make your own specialist Live CD. Its hardware detection makes it great for that job, consider Ruby on Rails, Amarok Live, and Karoshi (educational software system) all live CDs based on PCLinuxOS.

Kanotix
 

Even though there has not been a new stable release in quite a while, I still enjoy using Kanotix 9(ver. 2006-1-RC4)both as a live CD and as a secondary hd install on my system. It boots up quickly, has the Debian apt utility which I love, and has a great user community.
What does it share my hd with? OpenSUSE 10.2, just to contrast the Debian system with an rpm based system.
Take care.

PCLinuxOS
 

It's a great distro and I can't wait until the new .94 release. I run it at work, at home and on all the laptops. Looks nice and plays nice what more could I want?

Sabayon, mostly because it looks cool and is based on Gentoo.

PCLinuxOS of course............what else?