Asus is by far the best. I have many Powered by Asus PC's from the late 90's that are still in operation today. They are widely considered to make some of the best quality products on the market. Dell is still good, I personally have never really had much experience with them, but I know they make alot of workstations/business computers that people buy in bulk, so do with that what you will. Acer is a tough one. I personally would go with Acer, even though people say they are a cheap Chinese company. I have never had a single bad Acer experience. There products are also great for those on a tighter budget. Lenovo is also a great brand, as they worked very closely with IBM back when IBM made personal PC's. Just stay away from Lenovo's "essentials" laptops, as they kinda suck. Basically just stay away from HP/Compaq. I have had 2 HP laptops, both melted within two years, even though I never gamed or did any super resource-requiring tasks, and our laptop was cleaned for dust at least 2 times a year. Asus is by far the best though.