Pros: Once I stripped out the extra OEM software, the boot time is around a minute and I have no complaints. Loaded Crysis to see if it could take it, and it can, but you have to be modest with the settings. If you are a hard-core gamer, you may want to score a model with the 9800. Battery life is great, looks good, wireless and bluetooth work very nicely. All the ports you need to do the fun stuff. The remote is an interesting touch... HP support is good, their online chat people were polite and knowledgeable. They even followed up when I had a network connection problem that ended our chat unexpectedly. For the money it is very hard to beat.

Cons: (These are pretty picky) The included media player has some problems with various blue ray disks. Support was good about it, but to get real compatibility you'll need to invest in a better software package. The "sub woofer" on the bottom of the unit is cute, but seriously... It's a dust magnet. :)

Overall Review: Newegg had it to me in two days with no rush on the order, you have got to love it. Make the recovery DVD's. There are no disks with it should you have hard disk trouble. It takes a good 90 minutes to make the 3 DVD's, but its worth it.