1.0 link Rainbow Dash Network http://rainbowdash.net/ Techdisk (techdisk) http://rainbowdash.net/techdisk http://rainbowdash.net/notice/1109514 @<span class="vcard"><a href="http://rainbowdash.net/user/2145" class="url" title="Sir E. Hooves III"><span class="fn nickname">greatandpowerfuleaglehooves</span></a></span> yeah, I've been using dells for a long while, it's only recently I broke out of it and got something diffrent. My first laptop was a lower end Gateway for around $700. I liked It in terms of hardware; it was fast and all (no GPU though, so no gaming) but physically it was the least durable laptop I have ever used. Started seeing cracks in the casing within 2 months, and within a year the screen was being all weird and flashy, and only 1 of the 4 USB ports work. No trouble with the Sony yet!