Tam, The HP Laptops are very good, weve never had any problems, but i dont use it to much, just for travel, well thats not true, Amy like to bring it in bed and she makes some galleries while watching tv... Personally the keyboards on laptops drive me nuts with my big hands, but she loves it.
Also for around 1200-1500 you get a very decent model..
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