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DON'T use Gentoo. (sorry -Anders)
It's a GREAT distro (just look at my title) but it's meant for 1 in 1000 newbies.
With your computer it will take DAYS to install - and with your Linux knowledge who knows if it'd even work the first time (probably not).
If you want to absolutely immerse yourself in Linux as if you were taking a 300/400 level college course without having taken any of the 100 level courses, then Gentoo is for you. (Difference is, at least, you're not graded and the course lasts as long as you need).
I recommend starting off at the 100 level though and going with something simple like Mandrake. No, you can't do all the things you can do with Gentoo. No, you won't learn some of the more advanced things. But you'll be able to concentrate on some of the basics while it already works instead of it being a huge headache and not having any idea where to start.
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