My little end of the year bundle of joy and last minute tax deduction made it possible for me to get a new laptop computer. For those of you know who know me, I have had this on my wishlist for quite some time, but family life expenses such as brakes, daycare tuition, orthodontia, etc. always seemed to win out.

The computer is not the top of the line anything and it certainly won't blow the doors off of some really cool machines out there, but it has everything I needed. It also has Windows Vista.

I really wasn't thrilled about the fact that my new notebook was going to have to have Vista as an operating system. The main reason was money. Vista is a huge hog and requires more processing power, graphics capabilities, and memory than many machines and that means more $$. The second reason was comfort. I am comfortable with Windows, and like everybody I want what I am comfortable with.

I just got the computer yesterday so I haven't had much time to really "play" with it. I plan on giving my thoughts and opinions but in the meantime check out Windows Vista What You Need To Know and Vista Upgrade Tests both from PCMag.com.