Although I've never owned a Toshiba I've heard they're one of the most reliable laptops, behind a Mac and Sony Vaio, the spec on the one above is the best of the four anyway. I've had an Asus which I paid $700 for and it lasted me less than a year, it crashed several times and the hinges came loose without it being dropped, and also the power connection inside came loose making it almost impossible to charge. The HP one doesn't have a very good spec either, with 1.6GHz you might not be able to load many leagues. I'm no computer expert though, it's just personal opinion and previous experience with Asus.