We have Dell, Toshiba, IBMs, HP, Compaqs and it's all good. The sony's were the disaster.
Toshiba today and for a few months is probably an avoid as you have been reading. Give it time for them to work it out again.
Bob
As I said.....
ie: toshiba - overall bad!
in my experience - compaq/hp - overall bad!
please correct me if i'm wrong
I just want to get a reasonably reliable laptop and enjoy it's newness for the 5 minute trip of getting the darn thing in the car- until an ad appears driving away about the newer one it replaced!
Budget- not fixed ..up to.....$1350

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