Yes, Jon, I did. And I did because I am not entirely sure what I have, or even what I wanted. You are correct in that if I had unlimited funds it would have been Dell or Gateways, but this one was on sale, and seemed to be OK. Still does, (after only 3 days) but I have "heard" from un named sources that HP's tend to give up the ghost too soon......oh well. I have most of my programs loaded, and we'll wait it out. I do have a 4 year service contract, and a "lemon" clause...as long as the sucker doesn't freeze up!!!