demonicSpud :
Hey there, can anyone suggest to me (in their opinion) the top 10 laptop/ultrabook brands in regards to build quality and reliability (Not price or selling statistics)?
The question you asked wasn't a good one because each company makes different models and they aren't of the same quality. The best question would be what model is the best. Basically a 500 dollar pc from Dell, HP, Asus and Toshiba are going to be made with 500 dollar parts.
Laptops are designed by the OEM (Dell, Apple, HP, ETC.) and manufactured in Asia or China by ODM's like (compal, quanta, Foxconn). The use Intel or AMD processors, ATI or Nvidia graphics cards, Soundblaster or Realtec are 2 sound card makers, Motherboards are standard as the case as standard.
I've owned Alienware, HP, Sager, Hitachi and Acers laptops mostly with powerfull components over 1000 dollars but to 2500 dollars and I haven't had many issues at all. The HP the battery died after a year and is got hot. But every other issue