A vote for Sony, if you can afford the extra.

If not then make it a vote for Asus or Acer, they are the best of the cheaper laptops/devices (however Acer's support sucks)

Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Sony

samsung , toshiba and sony

Asus or Toshiba. Look for the new FX CPU with integrated graphics AMD FX A6 A8 or A10 , I'm getting a A10 when I can for around 600 dollars. The A8 and A10 are awesome for laptop graphics and the price. Just a suggestion.

why are samsung bad laptops

Not that Samsung is bad. It comes down to reputation. That's now what Samsung is known for and they produce very little laptops in comparison to companies like Asus , Toshiba and Acer. That and warranty and support. Certain companies actually charge you money to do troubleshooting and require troubleshooting before they consider RMA under warranty. Dell and HP are the worse offenders in this area. I have purchased brand new laptops and then they want to charge you for support starting at 40 dollars per 30 minutes and believe me those people place you on hold and take their time for every little step or question you ask. You can easily pay 80 dollars just for them to determine you need to return your laptop.

Dell read from a script, try getting a Dell op off that script, it's rather funny (much like Microsoft on the xbox helpline).

Samsung are OK but I wouldn't buy one because you can get the same or better for the same money by a manufacturer who started in the field rather than expanded in to it.

when it comes to laptops i would get one that works and is cheap lol allways look for used computers first onless your spending some one elses $$$ lol