I recently replaced the 7200RPM drive in my thinkpad because I got annoyed of the noise and vibration. I replaced it with a SSD. To be honest, the SSD isn't "amazingly" fast as some tout them to be. I got a Vertex 2 sandforce...
Very nice laptop! I will agree with the others saying AMD + ATi combination is great. I enjoyed using my dv2 before going back to my trusty thinkpad but the HP's display was beautiful.
I am going to suggest a Thinkpad. I beat the crap out of mine at school. I have slammed it against a concrete wall and not a mark or side effect. i leave mine on 24/7 (what is the point of turning it off if you know you will use it...
If you have an Ubuntu Live CD lying around, you can use GParted inside of it. If you don't have that, I'm pretty sure you can download GParted separately and burn it to a disk. Google "GParted."
Ouch, if replacing the keyboard didn't fix it, and that must have been expensive, I'd be upset as well. Don't give up. Look around for special Sony forums (if they exist, like forums.thinkpads.com).
I too feel your pain with broken...
I don't like glossy. I hate using my sister's Vaio because it is like a mirror in certain conditions, which sucks.
I love my Thinkpad's matte screen. No reflections what so ever.
Although the Vaio's screen is much more colorful and...
When it doesn't last as long as you want it to. If you always leave your laptop plugged in and you battery only lasts less than an hour compared to the four hours it lasted when you bought it, why buy a new battery?
