A:AnswerThis will come with a one-year manufacturer's warranty for the hardware and 90-day phone tech support for software. This does not cover accidental damage, or damage as a result of a power outage/surge. For further details, this link covers the Warranty and Support guidelines: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00747726.pdf
A:AnswerI can attest that Visual Studio works well, I'm a developer. I'm not a gamer, however, so can't comment on that aspect. The online reviews suggest that video performance is below other machines in the same class, so probably not an ideal game machine.
A:AnswerNo it does not come with a pen. I bought a Bamboo stylus to use with it. Get it on sale. Have been using it with Photoshop in tablet mode and love it.