Avoid HP. They have one of the highest warranty repair rates, right around 25%.
http://www.squaretrade.com/laptop-reliability-1109/


>How about HP with 4GB and 500GB drive? My husband is at the store right now and they ask him which antivirus to install (and name 3 brands I only heard of Kaspresky and I don't think I heard anything good).
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>Do you think he should take the HP?