My last laptop was a Compaq. Two hard drive failures before a processor meltdown did it in. TWO. BOTH WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARANTEE. And it weighed a ton. At least what dies on my Dell is the easily-replaceable peripherals instead of its actual guts. Besides, I've had it turned on pretty much constantly since August of last year. I restart about once a month and turn it off only when required by external circumstances. Come to think of it, it's a miracle the power cord didn't die sooner. >>;