I have used these units for 2 years
and you can pick up a used one with windows xp for 325-400
from ebay
they have a problem with their charging plug that caused toshiba to extend waranties for 2 years
so make sure yours is upgraded
Just keep the vent clean on the right side
if it breaks you can pull the hard drive by removing one screw on the left side on the bottom left corner
the hard drive will slide right out
best buy sells an adapter to allow you to access that drive on another computer usb port
for 25-50 bucks
stay away from windows vista it stinks