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since I don't have a computer at home, I finally bought a laptop.
here are specs on it.

Specifications

Condition: New
Operating Systems: Windows® Vista™ Home Premium
Platform: Notebook PC
Expansion Ports: 1 - Express Card Slot/54
PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: N/A
PS/2 Mouse Connectors: N/A
Serial Communication Ports: N/A
Parallel Ports: N/A
USB Ports: 4
FireWire Ports: 1
Fast Infrared Ports (FIR): N/A
LAN Ports: 1
Modem Ports: 1
Audio Out Jacks: 1 - SPDIF
Line In Jacks: 1
Microphone Jacks: 1
VGA Ports: 1
DVI Video: N/A
Port Replicator/Connector: N/A
Processor Brand: AMD
Processor Class: Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology TL-50
Processor Speed: 1.60GHz
Processor FSB: up to 1600MHz
Processor Cache: 2 x 256KB L2
Additional Technologies: HyperTransport™ Technology
Memory Type: DDR2
Memory Size: 3GB
Memory Speed: DDR2 667
Memory Slots (Total): 2
Memory Slots (Available): 0
Maximum Memory Supported: 4GB
Capacity: 250GB
Optical Drive Type: DVD Super-Multi Optical Drive
Supplemental Drive Type: Media Reader
Capacity: 5
Media Types: SecureDigital
Memory Stick
xD-Picture Card
Memory Stick PRO
Multi Media Card
Audio Description: Integrated Audio
Audio Chipset: Dolby®-certified virtual surround sound system
Graphics Description: Integrated Graphics
GPU/VPU: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7000M
Video Memory: 256MB Dedicated + Up to 640MB of shared memory
Video Interface: VGA
Communications Description: Integrated LAN
Integrated Modem
Integrated Wireless LAN
Interface Type: RJ-11 Phone Connector
RJ-45 Ethernet Connector
802.11b/g Wireless Networking
Data Transfer Rate: 56Kbps Modem
10/100/1000Mbps Network
54 Mbps
Protocols: V.92
802.11b
802.11g
Width: 15.9"
Height: 1.7"
Depth: 11.7"
Weight: 7.4 lbs
Mouse Type: Touch Pad
Buttons: 3
Scrolling Capability: 4-way scrolling button
Keyboard Type: 105-key Keyboard
Display Type: WXGA+ with CrystalBrite Technology
Viewable Screen Size: 17"
Maximum Resolution: 1440 x 900
Battery Type: Lithium-ion
Battery Life: Up to 2.5 hours

For those who don't want to read through all that.

Specs:

Processor: Turion™ 64 X2 Dual-Core TL-50 1.6GHz
Memory: 3Gigs
Video: GeForce Go 7000M
Screen Size: 17"
HDD: 250Gigs
O/S: Vista Home Prem

Only problem is Vista. Has way too many glitches and problems with other applications to still be a good O/S. Other than that, looks like a pretty good computer.

I don't mind Vista really. XP is still better, but when you build a O/S from the ground up there will be alot of compatibility issues with other programs sure because it's built different.

Price? Brand? Store?

$860 shipping tax everything
Acer
Tigerdirect

I just think it speaks volumes that M$ CUT vista support back to 2012 while XP support was EXTENDED to 2014.

They aren't even supporting their own OS's anymore. Especially since Windows 7 RC1 is due out next year

and yet they are still trying to cram vista down people's throats. It sucks balls and offers very little improvement except for maybe virtualization of registry

I don't mind Vista at all. 0 Problems and I use it for everything.