Personally, I prefer desktop pcs, BUT if I was buying a laptop I'd go fo something like a Toshiba or Sony or Compaq running Vista and I'd opt for an Intel over an AMD processor.
Off topic kinda; but I'm thinking of dumping my AMD processor, keeping my hard-drive and getting an Intel processor etc built into a Asus 'bare bone'. If you want a bargain look at
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