I'm completely oblivious to the laptop market. We use Toshibas and Dells at work, but I'd like to know what is considered the most reliable and worthwhile laptop brand. The Dell's at work have a lot of problems and the Toshibas are better except for some modem problems. I'm looking to buy a laptop for home use, but I'm lost on what to get. I'm looking to spend $1000 to $1500 for something respectable. Should I stay away from AMD powered laptops because of the heat generation that AMD is notorious for? Any help is welcome. Thanks all!