I bought this mostly for surfing, and keeping photos.  I have always gotten HP.But, it literally takes between 5 and 15 minutes to wake up every time.  The screen will freeze, and wake a little, but, then go black for a few minutes, the take another five or more minutes to fully wake up.  I hate when I come in the office to see that it's gone to sleep, because it will take forever to come back on.  Turning it on initially in the morning takes too long too, but not as long as waking it up.I truly wish I hadn't gone the budget route for my computer.  It is worth the extra few hundred dollars to get a better machine.