| I went to boarding school, and after my Dell died about a year and half in, I went for an HP Pavillion. So far I haven't had any issues. It runs well, it's a good size, and it's a pretty good looking machine. I didn't do any intense photo or film editing (for that you'd probably want a mac), but the HP has been great for my purposes.
I'd definitely stay away from Dells if you can, but if you do go that route, look into the business-line notebooks. |