I used toshiba for the last 4years, i did not have any problem. Then i used neo, still i din't have any problem. Now i am using ASUS with 2gig RAM, 120GIG HDD loaded with vista i bought it last december '06 til now it is still running good. Therefore, it's up to the user on how he/she use the laptop. I am using my laptop for network monitoring in my internet cafe, music recording and editing and for mobile sound system and i did not have any problem using these three different brands.