Are you looking for a genuine laptop or a netbook? In regards to the
SSD failing over time, it is true but a bit exaggerated. Unless you
set up a swap partition, don't worry about it. Also, if you do get a
model with SSD, make sure it supports TRIM. Finally, don't get Apple.
Their iPod and iPhone are gold, A++, uber-awesome products. Their
computers are overprices crap.

Vlad

Vlad,

    I suffered with Microsoft crap for years until I switched to Mac
and
have been in heaven ever since.  Not perfect, of course:  Microsoft
Excell just does not run the same on my Mac as it did on the Dell
machine, but 99% of what I do is surfing, email and wordprocessing.
Apple's strong suit was supposed to be its graphics capabilities,
so I am amazed at your feelings.  I just hate to see people miss out
on what for me has been a great ride.

Gene Kahn

I don't want this to go to my computer is better than your computer.
We are supposed to be a bout rotary engines.

Paul Lamar