So far among the PCs I find HP the most reliable. I've had HP Pavillion for the past two years with no problem whatsoever. It is strong, and has intel pentium 4 processor like that of the desktop. The only negative side is that it is bulky and gets overheated. Other than that, simply the best... I have seen my friends with Sony, Compaq, Dell computers format their pcs time and again because of problems. I've had this good experience with this HP...