I've been using a Toshiba Satellite Pro laptop for several years...before that I had a second hand Toshiba, that worked perfectly, until I decided to upgrade for the bigger screen and CD/DVD drive.

My next laptop will be a Toshiba.

I've heard some horror stories about Acer.
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Yamaha Tyros4, Yamaha MS-60S Powered Monitors(2), Yamaha CS-01, Yamaha TQ-5, Yamaha PSR-S775.