After buying this comp, I've re-discovered my artistic side; I've been using it teaching myself MAYA PLE as well as painting and texturing. It's pretty good for gaming, but I don't really use it for that much (yet; when I get the 802.11b set-up, that'll change)...they say this is a 'desktop replacement'..I disagree entirely; it's good to use in-place of a desktop, but since I build my own 'desktop' computers, I'd never replace one with a notebook; but if you are looking for a computer or a 2nd computer, this is definately worthy of the role: it has ample room for storage, plenty of usb connection points, the ability to use 2 monitors or just a separate one, the cdrw/dvd drive is wonderful (I never knew you could have both!) I think overall, this is a wonderful computer. In retrospect, I sort of wish I'd waited a bit to get the next version (s607) but at this time, I don't think the extra cost is worth it...this one works just fine for me and after a month of use, I've had no problems whatsoever.
