I've been using a Vista Gateway notebook for almost 6 months. I'm basically computer illiterate and have generally poor luck with computers ... so there is the strong possibility that it is an absolute piece of ***** but I'm not smart enough to know it.
I've had a grand total of 1 problem - I mistakenly had 2 firewalls running at the same time after I loaded Avast on it. That really screwed it up, but was easily corrected by doing a system restore. Since then, I just turn it on and use it everyday. I don't even think about it. Should I be worried?