I use a Sony laptop these days and they are very good machines. Dell are great machines but I've heard stories that the support is not good if anything does go wrong.. HP and Compaq are the same company, HP computers are built in good working conditions but I've heard rumours that Compaq's are built under bad working practices in the Far East..
EMachines, I think the "E" stands for excretion...
Gateway I've no experience with...
