i have enjoyed my laptop for about a year. then the battery started to not hold a charge very long. before long it would only hold a charge for about 30 minutes, which is about 4 hours shorter than when it was new. i checked to see how much a replacement battery is, and it is about $160 from dell. which isnt too bad except that the reviews on dells website say that the replacement battery lasts about the same. i will not buy another dell computer if this is the quality that they put into their laptops.