I honestly don't understand all the crying about Vista. I bought an HP laptop last May with Vista Home Premium. Graphics programs I've had put away for a couple of years because they didn't work on XP's platform installed and worked flawlessly on Vista. The different look and location of some things can take a little getting used to, but if you don't want to bother getting used to the new look, you can just set the computer to display like Windows Classic.

The wireless recognition makes connecting to WiFi networks so easy even the most technologically impaired person can do it easily.

Frankly, I love Vista and would recommend it to anyone. I've used Macs in college and I've used every single version of Windows from 3.1 to 95 to 98 to 2000 to ME to XP to Vista. I started out programming in Fortran on TRS-80's back in the "olden days" of the 80's.

Vista can take some getting used to and there are some little quirks (like the security features) that can be irritating, but you can customize it so those little quirks go away. You just have to be willing to work with it and take the time to set it up for your personal tastes.

Good luck!