I am relieved but also disgusted to see that so many other people are suffering the same as I am. I purchased my zd8000 back in August 2005 and for 20 months it was fine.  Then things started falling off. 1. Vertical lines started to appear from 1 green one in June 2007 and now there are 6 or 7, different colours. 2. The battery, which never lasted all that long anyway, completely stopped providing power and I have to have the 'laptop' hooked up to the power mains the whole time. 3. The keyboard. Coincidentally with the lines, the keyboard has become less and less responsive so that I end p typng setences like this with mising letters which hacks me off something proper. Well HP, after careful consideration, I have come to the conclusion that your zd8000 Pavilion is an overpriced hunk of sh*t. It's heavier and hotter than hell. The only purposeful use I can give to it now is for hurling at HP executives (if ever I have the misfortune to meet one.)