I love my Sony.  It's like the old wives tale......you get what you pay for.  My husband has a Compact Laptop and his has had to be restored twice in the 2 years we've had it.  My Sony was a floor model at Office Depot and still works wonderfully.  I've had it almost a year and who knows how long it was on display in the store.  I would recommend this Sony Vaio to everyone.  I've also had a Sony vaio desktop andit was a wonderful computer as well.