I really wasn't looking for anything fancy and that's exactly what this laptop is. I went to Best Buy and bought the cheapest one they had. I was very pleasantly surprised. The large bright screen is great. With the dvd player I get movies from netflix and am able to watch instantly. Having it pre-loaded with Vista was a bit of an issue. Not alot of the programs I use are compatible yet.

 I was concerned about it overheating but I didn't notice an issue with the heat at all.  I do have to agree with the other reviewer about the volume button in a strange place. It basically sits so low that any movement...