Hewlett Packard HP IQ504 TouchSmart (2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5750, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB HDD, DVD-ROM, Windows Vista Pr... PC Notebook Review

I could not wait to get my hands on HP's wonderful Touch-Smart PC.  I happily went to Sam's Club and plopped down my money.  Am I glad I did!  The pros much outweigh the cons but here are the important points:

1. The touch screen is awesome but watch out if you actually use it.  I gave up because it is so sensitive.  My fingers are pretty big and I found it very hard to use the small icons.
2. Setting it up is a breeze!  I had it up and going in no time!
3. The OS, Vista...is HORRIBLE.  There isn't much you can do about it other than deal with its many problems.
4. The DVD/CD drive failed in a big way!  It ended up "eating" a Netflix DVD to the point where I had to disassemble the entire device to install a new drive.  HP was great getting this fixed but it was a mess: I had to give them my credit card number as payment until I shipped back the old drive -- kind of weird seeing how much I paid for this thing!!!
5. Having said this, HP has been great working with me on several other minor problems.

All things considered, I would buy this again in a heartbeat!