Yeah, now that I'm in the process of stripping it of all the excess crapware and have turned off a lot of the unneccesary Vista effects (really, who gives a shit about shuffling around 3D animated windows), this is turning out to be a pretty sweet laptop
i really dig the credit card remote that came with it - you can even use it for limited web browsing, and it fits right in the expansion card slot when you're not using it
i checked that system requirements site, and i can even play stuff like company of heroes on it (low settings, of course) - my vista graphics ranking was 2.5 when i first turned it on, but i have bumped it to 2.8 following some performance improvement suggestions i found on the net - my goal is 3.0
like i said, other than the graphics card, this is actually nicer than my desktop
it'll probably be my main computer from now on, with my desktop serving as a HTPC and streaming device
i feel much better about my decision now (i always tear my hair out over big purchases)
next up, accessories:
notebook mouse (maybe bluetooth, since this pc has it built in)
carrying case
maybe a small usb-powered hard drive for music/videos/pictures (i don't like cramming the main HDD of a computer with that stuff)
for $629 after rebates, i don't think you can get a better off-the-shelf notebook
