I noticed that when it comes to notebooks people usually tend to select branded names, like Dell, Toshiba, ASUS etc. In many countries there are local notebook vendors that usually get them from Far East factories, and often such notebooks are much cheaper. I started planning my next notebook purchase, and if I go for a machine with i7, WUXGA screen, minimum of 6GB RAM (and maybe SSD to make it real dream machine), then it becomes really expensive if I choose vendors like Dell. But if I choose similar configuration using our local vendor (I am in Norway), it saves me about 1000 USD. If it was desktop machine I would not think for a minute. In fact, I built my last desktop machine from parts and saved some bucks. But would the same be right for notebooks? Branded notebooks don't seem to be particularly robust - in fact all notebooks that me and my family used (IBM, Toshiba, Dell) were kind of problematic ones (perhaps Dell was most stable). Are there any reasons why people usually avoid noname notebooks?
Вагиф Абилов MCPD (Enterprise Application Development) Oslo, Norway If you're in a war, instead of throwing a hand grenade at the enemy, throw one of those small pumpkins. Maybe it'll make everyone think how stupid war is, and while they are thinking, you can throw a real grenade at them. Jack Handey.