What laptop brands are best?

[Red Celt]

Have you considered Apple?

As far as quality goes... you're well covered, there. I am a lifelong (well, near enough) IBM-type PC user, so was wary of a different OS... but I'm a happy owner of an Apple MacBook. The only potential snags are your software needs (many applications work on both PC and Apple) and the cost.

Good parts, nice design. Software leaves alot to be desired.

By software, do you mean the OS? On a day-to-day basis, the OS isn't a handicap to what you're doing. As for other software... web browsers aren't a problem. For Office-type things, I have Microsoft Office installed. Works fine, for me.

Not a lot to say about gaming. That's what my PC is for.