[expert] How is 8.0 on laptops?

[Sheldon E. Newhouse]

Hello,
 I am thinking of upgrading the RedHat 6.1 on my laptop to Mandrake 8.0.
However, with the RH I could not get X working properly without a lot of
trouble.  The laptop is a Gateway 9300XL. It supports the same X as the
Dell inspiron 7500.  Anyone out there running Mandrake 8.0 on one of these
laptops?  Did you get X working?

TIA,
 -sen