The Sony VAIO is a great computer with many features.  I bought mine last year (2008) and have not had any significant problems with the laptop.  It has not crashed once and since I am a graduate student and gamer, it's important for a laptop to be high efficient and reliable.  The computer is high speed and I have great wireless connection anywhere in my home.  I'm a multitasker when on the computer and have not had any problems with the internet or gaming screens freezing up on me. Because of the new microsoft office software, I have had some problems with that particular program freezing...