i was just about to post a similar thread. i just got a laptop w/ vista. i don't think i'm computer saavy enough to get into the details of what's supposed to be so bad about it (except when i just read that vista has piracy protection and stuff). but for the most part, i like it. the menus and buttons are a bit hard to find at first but i can get used to them. i like that windows now looks like a combination of Mac OSX and Internet Explorer. the skins are pretty slick looking. but if you guys know any problems with vista i might wanna know about, post em up. 'precinate ya.

this toshiba laptop is pretty sweet too. it's the Satellite P205 S6307. 17" widescreen, dual core 1.83 ghz processor, full keyboard w/ numberpad, not too heavy on the lap, and so on. i recommend it for anyone looking for a laptop in the $1000 range. didn't get good ratings for gaming though, but i'm not really a big gamer so that doesn't matter to me too much.