[targa88]

I have used Dell, IBM, Toshiba, HP and SONY (too many model to remember). Not particularly thrilled with the HP.
That being said- upgrade to SONY Vaio laptops about a year ago. Really enjy the laptops, wireless capacity - so that I can use them anywhere in the house, or garage or backyard. Great to be able to download from the BBS when you are doing something on the car in the garage. 60-80Gb HD is sufficient. Everything else is copied onto a CD/DVD. Download/copy music and movies for multiple IPODs for the family. Network through linksys wireless router/print server. 15.4" screen on the laptop, external LCD 19"...
Running Windows XP- which is the biggest PITA.