Well, I've spent my first week with my new laptop, and I feel ready to make a few comments. Of course, this is my first laptop, so you'll have to take it with a grain of salt - everything about ...

The D505 has two USB 2.0 ports on the back; we'd prefer to see at least one on the side, for easier use of a USB memory key. But there's a FireWire port—surprising for a value notebook.