>>>My brother is considering buying one of the lesser-known brands of notebooks, to save some money. Any recommendations? I mean, beyond the obvious (RAM, hard disk, speed...), what brands are known to be durable, for instance?
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>>>TIA,
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>>>Hilmar.
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>>Hi,
>> With notebooks, the only suggestion I can give is NOT to use the lesser known brands. Toshiba is the only brand I would recommend.
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>Thanks, I have one, and have very good experience with it, and I would certainly buy a Toshiba again. 'Tis an older model, but it has already helped me in many situations. The battery lasts about 2 hours, and I don't get into trouble when I take the term "lap-top" literally!

I few days ago I bought Acer TravelMate 290. I like it. It was cheapes in his class.