After having a HP laptop for sometime converting to a Toshiba i would have thought might be a struggle ....but with Toshiba being the market leader in laptops since i can remember after buying this piece of gear i can see why.. all the features that i have on my HP are are on here.....it seems to me that Toshiba is a victim of gross copy cats! software seems to load and work quicker and the screen is second to none clear and crisp and this is not at the expensive of battery life which again is up there with the best. It has all the feature that you would like on a laptop and the graphics and sound card are more than enough to satisfy the gamer or music listener alike...A s with any product of this quality there is a premium in the price however the adage of you get what you pay for certainly applies here and with the fact that you can upgrade quite easily and fairly prices means that unlike with the lesser or more inexpensive laptops namly the cheaper alternatives like Acer or Dell you will not have to buy a new one in 18 months time when you need more memory or disk space. Overall a great package not jus a laptop highly recommened!