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				Originally posted by AChiOAlumna  
If you're determined to go PC (no conversion attempts here!   ), I would recommend Dell and STAY AWAY from Gateway!! I've heard nothing but ridiculuous stories about their customer service.... 
 
Good luck! 
			
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 What? I've heard the exact opposite! I have a Gateway laptop (450 series I think) that I've had for almost two years, and it's only ever given me a problem once, about 6 mo. ago. I called customer service and they were very helpful and helped me fix the problem. 
I have no first-hand experience with Dell customer service, but one of my friends violently hates them for the time when she had to deal with them. Apparently they took over a month to fix the problem and were very rude.
Do NOT get a Compaq laptop. That was my first one and it really sucked. All sorts of problems there.