bite the bullet and go with a dell and xp,vista is a mess,with no end in site,shop for a dell xps,entry level,or do your homework to the max and biuld your own,for my money its dell and you can get an affordable payment if thats how you roll <img src="http://www.clanlod.net/ipb/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cheeky-smiley-005.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky-smiley-005:" border="0" alt="cheeky-smiley-005.gif" />