Installing openSuse 11.1, which CD to use?

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Hello everyone.
I am planning to install OpenSuse 11.1 on my laptop pretty soon. I am wondering which CD or DVD I should be using to install it.

I downloaded DVD with 2 extra CDs (Installation DVD, Extra Languages, NonOSS CD).

I also downloaded reloaded CD with KDE 4.2.2
(openSUSE-11.1-KDE4-Reloaded-LiveCD.i686-4.2.2-Build12.5.iso)

Which one do you think I should be using for instalation? DVD with 2 extra CDs? or a reloaded CD with KDE 4.2.2

I want to have KDE 4.2.2 anyways in future. But what would be easier and safe to install reloaded CD or get KDE 4.2.2 from repository?

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If you have internet access then the extra cd’s are not really necessary. I would always say DVD as it has some features like recovery/repair that the cd does not.
Once installed though, if you are online, adding packages etc is no problem, regardless of what media you install with.
The community spin of kde4.2.2 is well spoken of and if you want kde4 it’s an idea

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If you have a good solid broadband connection try using the network installation. You have to download and burn a small CD from which to boot and after that take a few minutes getting things started by selecting your partition setup and preferences. You can then relax for an hour or so. I have done four such installations recently on various machines including a laptop. All went perfectly. After initial installation you have to spend some time doing updates but you need that with DVD installation too. Do the KDE upgrade last.