That cleared A LOT up and thanks so much for that. When I've been talking to him about it I've just been shooting in the dark, but now I have some direction - so thanks
What do you think of the Sony Viao? Again, I don't know much about it. It's the laptop my brother adored begged for around Christmas (and got). Is it something I should consider? He might have just wanted it because he thought it was "pretty" (or whatever the boy version of pretty is) - so I'm not sure what to think of it.