Preferred laptop brand/model?

[BCinSC]

Best bang for the buck.

Intel or AMD based?

I've always loved my Toshiba's.

 

[mastrduke]

my favorite laptop is the one my dad got at best buy about 8 months ago...toshiba 17 inch screen 80 gig harddrive p4 2.8...dont remember much more about it and i dont remember the model...but its a great comp...never had any probs with it yet

 

[jpeyton]

Some people love their A64 eMachines. I prefer Dothan laptops from Toshiba or HP. HP is a better value, Toshiba has better quality at a slightly higher price. IBM rules the roost in quality, but you'll sacrifice features compared to a similarly priced Toshiba or HP.

 

[JBT]

IBM for me next time. small and light is what I like.

 

[blazerazor]

IBMIBMIBM. ... eye - bee - M makes the most durable notebooks. But they are more pricey than your Dell's. Toshiba is a good one, i have 2 friends with them and they are seem to like them.

Just remember... stay away from your big 'kitchen sink laptops'. Ya its nice it has a '9600ati' card in it but your not going to want to tote that thing around a year from now. You want it to be as little and light as possible. And Buy an extra battery, and remove a floppy so you will actually get the quoted battery life. They like to fool you with that one.

I hate to say the word but a fruit company make a nice laptop too.