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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rodrigo Istalindir" data-source="post: 976116" data-attributes="member: 2810">My experience pretty much contradicts JamesL85's.  I've been doing tech support for around 15 years, and I would rate Dell pretty average in terms of overall reliability, and near the bottom in tech support.For reliability, nothing in my experience beats IBM.  At my previous job, we went through Dells and Compaqs like they were made of paper.  I switched them to Thinkpads and we had one failure in a year.  I've been using one nonstop as my primary work machine for three years now, schlepping it back and forth to work, home, and client sites and have had zero problems.As far as gaming, the best gaming laptop available today would be at best almost average if it were a desktop.  The power and heat issues necessary for the high end video, memory, and hard drives makes designing a good laptop gaming machine difficult, especially if you want to get a couple hours off the battery.  For playing stuff like Civilization or even Warcraft most anything will do Ok, but if you are into MMORPGS or FP shooters....Also, seriously consider WiFi at some point -- being able to go cable-free is wonderful.  Also, go 512MB instead of 256.  The greater amount of RAM will offset the slow hard drives they tend to put in laptops.  Invest in the best warranty offered, or look for third-party companies for a longer-term warranty.  Even the most reliable laptops get dropped from time to time.Check out <a href="http://www.stores.ebay.com/store=23983696" target="_blank">http://www.stores.ebay.com/store=23983696</a> .  IBM sells last weeks models on Ebay, complete with full warranty, etc., for decent prices.  I've gotten my last two Thinkpads there.</blockquote>

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