Took me 15 min to figure out windows 8 i kinda like it, but i have yet to buy a computer so idk i just mess around with em at Best Buy, but that laptop looks like a sweet one

 

People were saying go 17" but i have a 15.4" now and its enough. Plus i think i see more traveling in my future so a smaller laptop would be better. Now the one i posted is windows 8. The 7 one is a little lower on specs so i might go for an upgraded one if i go 7. Besides i can always upgrade to 8. Little harder to go backwards. And i.can only acts fast as money flows

 

The only thing that looks crappy with that laptop is that it looks like it is sitting on a unibody frame and the only thing you can remove is the battery.

 

nahhhh even unibody's are getting fairly easy to work with..

 

I have not had too many problems with my HP. =]

 

Dont think i'll have to worry about upgrades, heres what i just ordered

Asus N56VZ ES71 i7 3840QM 16GB 500GB 7200RPM 2GB NVIDIA 650M 15 6" HD Bdrom | eBay

 

ASUS .... Good choice!

Looks like it should do everything you need and then some.

 

My fiance just bought an ASUS TAICHI 21 with windows 8 - it's kinda cool because you can use it as a tablet or a laptop.

 

Not a big fan of windows 8, would be good though if you've got a touch screen.

 

I really like windows 7 and I'm not really used to the windows 8 interface but I'm not a PC person either (as I type on my 17" macbook pro LOL)