The 4.0.1 version of X is included with Mandrake as the default. XFree 3.3.6 ships as well for those who don't need the extra functionality of 4.0.1. As stated earlier, this is configurable with neither extensive experience or time requirements. I enjoyed the full range of themes available for Sawfish, many of which are missing under other distributions. For whatever reason, or combination of reasons, a good many of the applications included with Mandrake are not able to run or don't run as smoothly as they do under other distributions.
Mandrake is the kind of distribution one wants to like very much.
The best one can, honestly, get away with is to admit that it's good in some parts. Most frequently, those parts have to do with ideas, rather than the implementation thereof. When not writing, she runs a Linux consultancy, Coastal Den Computing, in Vancouver, BC, Canada.