Sorry to hear about the problems with the Dell. Most people I know have Dell Laptops and haven't had any problems. Some are over ten years old
The others are all HP and they all have problems and never can get HP to fix them.
I think which brand is always going to be a personal decision. My wife's Dell is 6 months old, has an i5, 6gb ram AND A 750GIG hd. It was $499 at BJ's Wholesale here. Now I wish I had bought 2. I didn't have the money then and I also didn't think I'd ever want a laptop.

They all come with HDMI ports for the past year from what I've seen. What I'm looking at now is basically the same machines only now they all have USB3 ports.

I guess I'll get the 15". I love the feel of the keyboard on the Dell. That was my wife's main demand and I like it better than my Desktop Keyboard.

If I find a 17" that I really like I might get it. So far they still seem too big for me and my Lap and Sofa.
So are most of you using 15" laptops? Just wondering if anyone uses the 14" ones.

Wayne,