I need hlp buying a laptop...?

Best notebooks ive had are IBM and Macs. Completely different from each other but they are both excellent... most notebooks are good (after all all the internal parts are made by the same manufacturers). You should choose your laptop based on your needs. Video, video edition photos etc i would do a Mac (or if you are more comfortable with Window based laptops I would do a Sony as they have great video editing software). for just regular use i would just jump on something that is on sale...