Love the 1 series Bimma... Just got my first laptop yesterday. Finally got Vista configured the way I like it. Overall, not a big fan of Vista but I can deal with it. Just the fact that I have to change certain things I do to make my OS happy, kinda pisses me off. But I got a good deal on the laptop, $550 for AMD dual core 2.0 ghz, 2 gb ram, 200 gb hd. Essentials for a decent price. I can always expand the ram if I really want to later on to 4 gb. And the big pc at my apartment can always be expanded easily for space.