I think it's hard to give an objective and good answer to this, because everyone praises the laptop and brand that once worked for him. Nor can a person have a personal experience with all laptops. Regardless, I think the best laptops can be made by ASUS, starting with their brutal boom laptops. Lenovo is probably the best after that, because the Japs know what quality is and put together pretty brutal machines. To be in third place, I would vote for Dell. They still sell quality stuff, although I think it’s pretty weak in terms of price performance. :)