I bought this for my computer-savvy teenage son. He had problems with it from the get-go, and so did I, and I've had many computers, both desktops and laptops. I opted for the Linux OS, believing that it was faster than Windows. No such luck. When it arrived with the 512MB RAM, I immediately upgraded it with a 2Gb stick of RAM. It took two minutes to replace the ram and 20 minutes to remove three screws allowing access to the memory, due to their small size, probably no longer than a tiny 2mm. They required a tiny jeweler's screwdriver and because they were so small, they were difficult to place. This is being returned. If less than one star was available for this review, it would receive that!

I have been working with Windows every since I have used computer. So, since I've started using Linux, I have had to learn by trial and error. True. It is more secure that Windows. But, to this point Windows is more user friendly.

Most of the reviews written here were accurate, but it shouldn't stop you from buying this computer.

Bottom line: computer good, operation system not

The computer itself is quite good. Display is very clear (if a bit small), and the sound is high quality as well. However, this thing does produce quite a bit of heat but it's not really a problem if you leave it on a table or it's winter time. The main reason I bought this computer as opposed to the others (Asus, Acer, etc) was that it looked like it was built with more quality and not made as a children's toy. Also, the final selling point is that the keyboard is almost full size. The other computers I kept hitting my thumb on the mouse pad and skipping wildly to another section of the document. The HP 2133 has a button to turn off the mousepad for typing, which is quite convienent.

Windows Vista is a chore. It is constantly updating itself, switching resolution modes when relogging in, mouse locks up. The most disturbing thing is that it goes into this black screen during start up in which you can't tell if it's dead or alive. Then, thankfully it comes back to life after a minute or so.

I've been seriously considering installing XP. But it would mean a bunch of work, finding disk, perhaps some illegal activity etc. And I'm not nerdish enough to consider this fun. Plus you have to go find all of the drivers again to make things work. The other thing is that HP doesn't give you the install disk for Windows Vista, so if you ever change your mind, you have to rely on your own back (which by the way, didn't work for me. My back up almost worked, but then Windows vista stopped recongizing my external hard disk and would seriously crash every time I plugged it in).

So for now I live with pain. Which may be ok, considering all I really wanted to do is browse the internet from my couch and talk on Skype (which, by the way works fine. The sound is very clear, but you may need an external microphone since this one is a bit weak. Webcam works well too).

By the way, the 6 cell battery is quite big and will make it hard to fit into a case/sleeve/old sock that you might want to use to protect the computer.

Great for the student who has fine motor skills problems, or organizational difficulties. Thank you. As always, Amazon comes through..

I thought I was getting a 120gb harddrive but I only show 111.79gb. 102gb on drive "c" and 9gb on drive "d"