سایت دیسترو واچ نامهای زیر رو بر پایه آرچ معرفی کرده. کدام یک کارایی شبیه اوبونتو و مینت (در نصب و out of box بودن) دارند و می تونند یک تجربه خوب از آرچ برای کاربر عادی باشند؟Manjaro Linux (http://distrowatch.com/manjaro)
intuitive installation process
automatic hardware detection
special Bash scripts for managing graphics drivers
Xfce, GNOME 3 (with the Cinnamon Shell) and KDE desktops
Chakra GNU/Linux (http://distrowatch.com/chakra)
graphical installer
automatic hardware
detection and configuration
the latest KDE desktop
Cinnarch (http://distrowatch.com/cinnarch)
simple text-mode system installer on live CD
LightDM as the login manager
Cinnamon as the graphical desktop and Chromium as the web browser
Cinnarch is a rolling-release distribution
ArchBang Linux (http://distrowatch.com/archbang)
Using the Openbox window manager
up-to-date and suitable for both desktop and portable systems
Bridge Linux (http://distrowatch.com/bridge)
GNOME, KDE, LXDE or Xfce desktops
linuX-gamers Live DVD (http://distrowatch.com/linuxgamers)
آخرین انتشار در می 2011
a collection of popular 3D games
contains both the NVIDIA and ATI proprietary Linux driver
does not offer any desktop Linux functionality except gaming
Parabola GNU/Linux (http://distrowatch.com/parabola)
an unofficial "libre" variant of Arch Linux
ConnochaetOS (http://distrowatch.com/connochaet)
for old computers, with at least i586 (Pentium I) processors
needs at least 2 GB of hard disk space
Desktop: IceWM (http://distrowatch.com/search.php?desktop=IceWM)
CTKArch (http://distrowatch.com/ctkarch)
a minimalist, Arch-based live CD
using the Openbox window manager
a text-based system installer
out-of-the-box support for English and French languages
KahelOS (http://distrowatch.com/kahelos)
pre-configured GNOME
a rolling-release model using its parent's repositories
a graphical installation program
LinHES (http://distrowatch.com/linhes)
Desktop: Enlightenment (http://distrowatch.com/search.php?desktop=Enlightenment), Fluxbox (http://distrowatch.com/search.php?desktop=Fluxbox), WMaker (http://distrowatch.com/search.php?desktop=WMaker)
GNU/Linux and MythTV as trivial as possible
everything needed to get your set-top box up and running