I have been using this laptop since may 2006 when I bought this from singapore in 1800 SGD and there is no issue with this laptop todate. as per my experience with this laptop I furnish following
Good
1) very strong built and reliable
2) good battery life
3) good cpu speed
4) low power requirement and low heating
5) Long life LCD(no spots till date)
And not so bad
1) small hdd (40GB)
2) LCD display is not very clear
3) no DVD writer
4) no bluetooth, no card reader
5) no windows key
Overall I will give this machine 90% marks as I used to run it 24 hours a day , 7 days a week and 365 days a year (actualy my laptop is on since 2007 Dec). It has been 3 years since I am using this and no major hardware/software failure as such. I will recommend this for normal and business use but people looking for gaming and multimedia should opt other models.