I use my laptop everyday for work and for play.  In my lifetime I have had the pleasure and the pain of owning many different brands of laptop computers.  I say pleasure and pain as I have had great laptop that last and I have had laptops that gave me nothing but trouble.  I now buy only toshiba laptop computers because I have never had a problem with them.  I have owned and bought 5 Toshiba laptops for myself and my kids.  The first one I bought 5 years ago is still running and I still use it for work and for my sensitive and confidential file storage.  The 4 new ones belong to my 2 children, my husband, and me.  I have been more than satisfied with my Toshiba laptops.