I have the HP model dm3-1040US that works great but I admit I don't use it a lot. It's a spare computer for when we go out of town or when I need to take one to work with me.

It was a great buy last Christmas, under $500 and loaded with memory, processor, good screen, etc...

I did a lot of research on Amazon before getting it. So far it's been great but the battery does need to be charged a lot. My son repairs computers so if I ever need anything replaced I'm lucky to have him to do it.

He also has an HP laptop, a good one but I forget the model number. He's had his for over a year and no problems yet.

I used to buy Dells and had good luck with them if I bought a fancier model. We bought some low end models for the business and they were junk, everything on them was failing and/or breaking.

We also tried a high end IBM desktop and it was junk, had to have the hard drive replaced twice and also the motherboard twice. I'll never buy another IBM.