Gotta agree with Technoboy, hope your wife doesnt find an 18" to be too Huge.
But I prefer the HP, lovin its specs over the AW(Quad core, 500GB HDD, Subwoofer, E-Sata, 2 headphone jacks, 4 USB ports). The AW doesnt seem like a desktop replacement which is what most 17" and 18" aim to be.
Thx. Actually its a 16" at 1600x900 rez, they just put the full HD sticker on all these models, dunno why.
Dude give us an update, which did you go with and how you liking it?