I have a dell any never any problems but i know others who have gone down the lesser know brands in both notebooks and desktops and many sad stories as well. the only thinkg that i would recommend is spend the little extra money and get the brand, there will be less problems in the long run in my experience.
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~M

>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.