I used to have HP and the monitor screen's "hinges" became loose and I couldn't keep it up unless I had it propped up on a wall in front of me. Then now I have a Gateway. I get the weirdest blue Screens ever! And it happens quite a few times a month! One time, I had it 4 times in one day. Its still fairly new!

I guess that Dell is the best,especially the xps series.

i go for IBM..

im so glad i read this, im planning to buy also with this infos of yours help me a lot .

I was using Toshiba but am currently using an HP530 with Celeron processor (much better than the duo core). Its good value for money

my fren who have a acer notebook have problem. she need to switch on the adapter of the batteries because the battery can stand for only 2minutes...i'm wonder what actually happen..i goes the same wif my other fren who owns acer..can anyone explain to me..

acer.....very cheap compare to others

After working at a lapotp repair center for the past 4 years, I've come to realize that all brand laptops are just as reliable or unreliable. Your luck may be better or worse than others. You can get a problematic laptop or one that never seems to fail. It's all dependent on your luck because many of the components inside aren't even made by the laptop's manufacterer. Sony, IBM/Lenovo, HP all use Toshiba, Fugitsu, Hitachi, etc hard drives and ATI/Geforce video chips. None of them really build proprietary devices. They basically piece together a laptop for you and slap their name on it. What it really comes down to is how hard it is to get it repaired in a timely manner because all laptops break - eventually.

personally i feel that HP laptops are good

My technical knowledge isn't that great. If I had to recommend a brand of laptop to a friend it would be HP, Gateway, or Dell in order of value.

If you are looking for deals I suggest you visit online stores over retail, because retail store deals usually sucks ;O

Newegg.com is a good website to start