Pros: This laptop works well, Vista aint that bad (so far) most of my current software works well with it. A little heavy (expected) but construction is excellent. I may be buying another for my nephew who is using an HP (not bad) but i believe this will work better as a desktop replacement for him. Audio good for a laptop, screen is awesome, getting used to number pad (good thing).maybe an update on this after a month.

Cons: sayd "full hd" but screen cannot support 1080p (1920x1080) resolution, 720p still is not bad. no BluRay or HDdvd, can buy external if needed. This thing is HUGE, bought Pelican 17" hardcase barely fits. width is ok, but is wider than most front to back. Keep this in mind if looking for a case, a 17 inch "extra Roomy Laptop Compartment" is a requirement to protect this awesome laptop! left usb seems to nol like my microsoft mouse (imagine that...vista not liking a microsoft product hahaha) but works on other ports ( non recognizable usb device error)

Overall Review: new to vista. as mentioned by others, formatting weird. Making restore discs no brainer, actually prompts you to do so. bloatware removed before restore. I will be putting games etc on this, eventually move to external drive. NOTE FOR PEOPLE WHO RECORD/EDIT LIVE MUSIC! Line in a plus, PROTOOLS 8 seems to run fine on this laptop, so if you have/are in a band look at this as a serious contender to MACBOOK Pro. It is faster and lots cheaper, out can be analog or spdif . I have a desktop workstation wuth PROTOOLS8 M-Powered and an M-Audio audiophile 2496 sound card for studio editing and this laptop compliments that workstation and also has the guts to game!