New Hewlett Packard Laptop

Yes, I bought a new Hewlett Packard laptop. Well, it's not only new, it's my first laptop. In September, Office Depot and HP kept having specials and finally, on the last day -- the 30th -- I couldn't hold out any longer. Well, it helped that my desktop has been freezing up lately. [No explanation; completely random; and nothing to do with memory. IRK! It's an awful nuisance.]

Here are the specs:

HP Pavilion dv9000z
AMD Turion (TM) 64 x2 Mobile TL-50
17" WXGA+ Brightview Widescreen 1440x900
1.0 GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)
Genuine Windows XP Home Edition
80 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Super Multi 8X DVD+/-R/RW w/DL Support
NVIDIA(R) GeForce (R) Go 6150
802.11b/g WLAN
8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
HP IMPRINT Finish + Microphone
Microsoft(R)Works/Money
No TV Tuner w/remote control

Wow --- that's a lot!

But here's a mistake (I think) that I made in my choice. Since I always want the biggest of anything, esp. screen size, I ordered the 17" screen. BUT --- that means finding a pouch for it is a bit trickier since most are for 15" laptops. Also, although it's not heavy by most people's concerns, I'm finding it a bit heavy for me. Guess I'll just have to start lifting weights!

It came yesterday afternoon and I'm still getting acquainted with it. I plugged it in around 5 p.m. and left it plugged in until this morning to charge the battery. Now I've unplugged it and hope that I gave it a long enough time for the battery to charge to the fullest.

So --- what do you think? Did I do good??? Any warnings? Tips? Comments??