[HAL9000]

I'd bet that they failed to anticipate the increasing complexity of Internet graphics, especially processor-intensive formats like Adobe Flash. Whenever I open a web page with Flash graphics, my computer becomes noticeably louder and hotter.

I've ordered a quieter computer.

[aft_lizard]

True that. And also to add to that, although being a big supporter of Vista, that nVidia may not have anticipated the demand that Aero would have on GPU’s as well, Aero really isnt laptop friendly as far as power demands go. On my laptop I turn aero off to add battery life even though mostly I just run Firefox and office apps.