Re: Laptop with full OS disk........ Do they exist?
NOTA,
Personally, I prefer having a full OS disk and these are supplied with HP Business machines (which I bought as a personal user) and dell (the company I work for has a lot of dells!)
However, I witnessed a Sony Vaio being "restored" two weeks ago and it was totally painless (The person was able to get all their data off before the restore).
Therefore, it comes down to personal choice. What you need to bear in mind though is that no matter which option you choose, you need to have a fairly robust back-up solution in place. At the end of the day, whether it is a OS disk or a recovery CD, in all likelyhood, both will delete the contents of the system drive.
Regards,
Shuttlebus