A friend of mine is searching for a laptop for her son for college.

My daughter has a dell and I have a broken compaq but I'm still
finding it hard to determine what manufacture makes a solid laptop
that lasts.

I haven't owned an apple or a sony to compare to so that makes helping

her find one even harder.

Would any of you recommend a name brand that you would buy if you had
a son going to college and you had about 1200 to spend.

Thank you for all your help,

Steve