The Power G11 is a quality laptop, it performs well and has a large bright screen (16:10 ratio). Speakers are decent too. The only gripe I have about this laptop is the cooling fan startup noise. When under a processing load the fans on any laptop will turn on, this is normal - however on the G11 the fans come on with a burst of noise which can be very annoying especially in a quiet environment. And when the processing load is moderate the fans will turn on and off, and the bursts of fan noise can be hard to ignore. Not sure what HP changed, I am coming from a G9 and that unit's fans start up gradually (sometimes you don't even notice them starting up). There have been a few bios updates for the G11 but none have changed the fan startup burst of noise. If you are working in a fairly noisy environment then you may not notice the fan startup noise, but in a quiet room it is very noticeable and annoying.
If HP could change the fan startup profile this laptop would be about perfect. It is easy to upgrade (I was able to install more ram), and there are numerous videos online showing how to service just about any part on the G11.