In reply to a post by MHC:

Almost every Toshiba we have had has given problems from day 1.

Medion - you really are joking.

Every Toshiba laptop I've seen has been problem free except for the odd hard drive failure. These are what I recommend and I've had no comebacks yet.
I've not seen many Medions but those that I have seen are better than anything Dell can offer by a country mile.