Thanks Craig, I'm surprised Asus is best but will check it out

>Download the PDF at http://resource.squaretrade.com/laptop-reliability-1109. It will help your decision. But in summary, Asus is best, HP worst (30% failure rate), Dell pretty much in the middle.
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>>Hi all, I'm in the market for a new development laptop and would welcome any recommendations, usual requirements must run VS and SS at a reasonable pace , loads of RAM etc etc..., I always end up buying a Dell but am willing to change