I have been through 3 laptops in the past year. Toshiba, Toshiba again and an HP. Windows Sucks. I then decided to pay the premium and invest in a mac. Im still in BLISS. Best machine I have ever owned in my life. You can get a macbook pro ranging from 1100-1500 dollars. Check out the apple site.
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