Can you critique this computer set up for a personal laptop / PVR (personal video recorder)?

Dell - $1150
My Components
SYSTEM COLOR Tuxedo Black edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5450 (2MB cache/1.66GHz/667Mhz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition edit
LCD AND CAMERA High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD(1440x900) & 2MP Camera edit
MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms) edit
HARD DRIVE Size: 120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write) edit
VIDEO CARD 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS edit
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0 edit
FINGERPRINT SCANNER Finger Print Reader XPS M1530 edit
My Software & Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE Trend Micro Internet Security 15-months edit
ADOBE Adobe Photoshop + Premiere Elements edit
TV TUNERS AVerTV Hybrid NanoExpress ATSC TV Tuner w/ Media Center Remote Control

I had to send 2 (yeah two of them) Dells back because vista crippled them. They always froze after 3 minutes. made the techs furious. they hate vista, but don't tell that I told you.

Got a hp that converts to tablet, and it runs vista quite well.
I am guessing that hp put in some tweaks of their own to tame the beastly vista.

runs the tv tuner. records. very nice really