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It's not safe to generalise by brand. Many laptops, especially budget ones are contracted out & badged by the brand-owner and it's possible for one range of HP machines to be top-notch and another to have QA problems.I work in the IT sector - occasionally we fix the employee's personal lap-tops.
I would not recommend HP to anyone, they seem to give the most trouble, I would recommend Dell and Acer, there is great deals at the moment in PC World, Aldi etc.
I'd say that most well-known brands budget laptops are equal in quality or lack thereof.
One thing to look out for would be vendors who try to wriggle out of their Sale of Goods Act obligations by convincing you to take out 'insurance' or make you claim under warranty or send the computer to the manufacturer.
Choose a vendor who's known to resolve complaints quickly & at first hand.