[wswartzwel]

I know very little about computers, but many of you are experts.

My 2 year old Laptop Compaq Presario 2100 is acting funny... Sometimes you have to reboot it a couple times before it recognizes the DVD/CD Rom drives presence. This concerns me because I run my business off this unit and don't need the headache, so I am planning to replace it. I see laptops advertised in the $1200-$1500 that should run my quickbooks software OK, but I don't want something that is going to start acting up in 2 years.... What should I look for? How much should I plan to spend to get a decent machine?
Thanks,
Bill