Apple: Best Laptop Brand 2010 Winner http://www.laptopmag.com/mobile-life/scores-by-brand-best-brands.aspx

Out of our eight categories, Apple brings home the gold in four, with one—Performance & Reviews—carrying the heaviest weight of all the criteria. Plus, the company ranked second in the keyboard and touchpad category. There’s no question about it: Apple is the best notebook manufacturer and brand around. With every new product release, we eagerly anticipate its arrival, as do hordes of consumers who routinely flock to Apple Stores. Additionally, its support is second to none. We look forward to a bright future for this top brand, as its introduction of the iPad seeks to pioneer a whole new category of mobile computing. Read more.

Lenovo: Best Brand 2010 Runner-Up

Not only did Lenovo have a very good year, but things are looking even brighter with the expected arrival of its breathtaking Skylight smartbook and innovative U1 Hybrid tablet-notebook.  Read more.

Sony

Strong support and top-notch designs make Sony’s products well worth the premium. Read more.

Toshiba

An emphasis on delivering compelling industrial designs and innovative features at affordable prices make this brand one of our favorites. Read more.

ASUS

Once known only for its netbooks, ASUS has evolved into an innovative notebook maker, keeping the likes of HP and Dell on their toes. Read more.

HP

HP continues to offer slick designs and good performance for the money, but its lackluster support and customer satisfaction among readers dragged its overall rating down. Read more.

Dell

Despite lukewarm reviews and some ergonomic complaints, Dell’s overall designs have improved a great deal. Read more.

Samsung

We’re a bit underwhelmed by Samsung’s offerings of late, but we hope the company can turn things around. Read more.

Acer

Although we were disappointed with Acer’s tech support, the company generally offers the best value in most categories. Read more.

Gateway

While we’re not exactly sure why Acer is keeping this brand around, Gateway does provide good design and performance for your buck. Read more.

MSI

Lukewarm reviews and poor tech support cancelled out our positive feelings about this brand’s strong ultraportable line. Read more.

Fujitsu

Bringing up the rear, a varied selection of Tablet PCs and relatively good tech support are the only real positives about 
this brand. Read more.

I had 2 Toshibas, a Gericom and a HP. I never had any serious issues with any of them, tough after a couple of years my Toshibas screen stopped working ( tough believe me, it was oveused). I guess Im just lucky

Just get a Mac.

*Runs from incoming anti-Apple shouts by rabid haters*

my vaio z is the stuff. That laptop is so fast it makes every other computer i;ve used since then seem sloooow