It's all a matter of personal choice, whatever you want it for. Take a list of your "MUST HAVE's" and your "NICE TO HAVE's" to narrow the list down, and make sure to shop around. Hammer the different stores against one another then run with the best deal you get.
In the past, we've (wifey and me) bought IBM (NEVER again), a Sony (not too bad a choice), DELL (overpriced in my opinion but built like a tank), and our latest is two Toshiba Satellite models. We have the 5200 and the 2410, and (touch wood) these are STELLAR models.
Keep in mind these are the Canadian model numbers, but the specs (
www.toshiba.ca) match other model numbers that Toshiba releases in other countries.
Good luck and let everyone know here what you end up with.
PPRuNe Moderators - maybe this (and a few recurring threads) could be rolled into either a "sticky" posting or into a FAQ list??
Cheers.
