New HP Pavilion DV8000 17"....Always an HP fan, but don't like this laptop.

My other laptop is a Dell, and I have mixed reviews on Dell...Great support, but you'll need it when the machine dies.

Burn "Recovery discs" first thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's much better and cleaner than the F11 or F10 or F8 recovery.

Bim