I guess personal experiences may vary huh. Averatec designs look cool to me and I think it's good value for the money if it will last.
I didn't have good experiences with both of mine.
On my next purchase, I may think of HP's new one with AMD 64 bit Turion design......depends on what comes out when I'm going to buy one. Either Toshiba or HP, for me, I heard nothing but good about toshiba. I think IBM is good product but not cheap.