Yes, absolutely!

This laptop is a gem to me, well at least after 2 weeks of using it. Really stoked at how responsive a.k.a fast it is, especially when I have photoshop, winamp, microsoft word/powerpoint, and downloads running simultaneously, all at the same time.

Heatwise, doesn't get warm enough to burn my palm or fingers. I consider this a really "cold" lappie well at least after the huge leap of upgrade that i had from my previous one....that was bad, stuffed up badly on the hardware etc but that's another story...tee hee .

Gaming...I reckon, i've got a reputation as a casual one, not hardcore. I play some not-so-demanding games such as machinarium, chrysis, and kung fu panda. They display pretty mint on the 5740..havent got any problem with it so far, my only issue is that the sounds system isn't as loud as i thought it would be when i hv the headphones one, but delivers nicely when the lappie's speakers are turned on.

Overall, pretty SATISFIED with this baby

HAHA! The store's salesmen gave me an ACER bag for my 5740 but when i tried placing the notebook in...didn't fit cuz lappie was tad huge. Went back and exchanged it for a HP bag instead. Din't bother much as I wouldn't use my bag as much.

No, never, for as long as i've used it in 2 months.

Well, I've tried opening many applications at once (word, photoshop, internet browser, a game, etc) and it doesn't hang or show signs of hanging. It really is quite stupid to run so many applications when we only constantly use one or 2 maybe 3 at most. I do not comprehend why some people can 'abuse' their laptop by running hundreds of things at once. Respect your notebook and it will serve you for a long time to come.

Btw, if there were any hanging issues with 5740, it would have been up here on the forum such as the 4740?