Laptop recommendations?

[HomerMcvie]

Thanks guys. Yeah, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say anything good about Gateway! I'm on my backup Dell right now, and it's the most lethargic piece of sh*t I've ever had(and I had it reformatted, less than a year ago, and it didn't even seem to help it much!).

I'll probably go with either HP(which I've never had), or another Toshiba.

Does anyone know any secret tricks for getting my laptop to fire up? It was getting halfway through startup, then freezing. Now, it won't do ANYTHING. The power button does make it attempt to start(the sound of the drive working) but that's it. Nothing on the screen now...nothing. Boat anchor???