Recommend a laptop please..

Avoid hp pavilion laptops [ or any other HP BRAND ] They last for 2 and 1/2 years then they die because the company use cheap parts. In this case its a Hp pavilion G6 series -- Poor fan I believe led to deterioration of circuit boards and now the thing is only fit for scrap ---€600 down the swanny........Currys / PC world is the name on my receipt and I bought it end July 2011 DUBLIN IRELAND

Hi Rob -- So confusing -- not much around except Tosh, Acer Sony, Lenovo. I got fed up checking specks-- seems each company use same parts , bit like cars now. As well as that I found that Honest Reviews are only written about Bad machines. Als,,I note that a machine in one place can have all the same spec except they may differ by an SX or CA or some tiny detail.....could be a diff i5 processor to another i5 processor. So its impossible to compare [ done on purpose to fleece us ]. Anyhow, It came down to what I could afford [ willing to lose ] I had thought a Samsung Ativ 4 €800, an Asus all bells and whistles at €750 .................could I really trust these wouldn't blow up after 2.5 yrs like the HP Pavillion G6.................ANYHOW I WENT FOR acer................hoping for the best really...........kept €300 in me pocket and bought it for €500. So lets see how it goes. Laptop manufacturers will find themselves losing business if they don't maintain a Reliable standard. Happened to Jap cars.....people stopped buying them -- then the Japs copped on and started giving 6 year guarantees. Anyhow---wish me luck...........So far this ACER Aspire E1 572 i5 4GB 500GB is ok. Its not an hour old yet. The keys are light so it wouldn't suit a HAM FISTED person, Also no CAPS LOCK light......but I did want i5 intel processor---AMD are useless....tooHot. Im only an ordinary punter so take what I say with a grain of salt perhaps.....let see how Im doing after a month or so. Slán tamall. Kev.