Toshiba actually puts out very nice laptops. Mine's an Acer, but I got it for free, which is why I'm using it. When it dies, though, I'm either going with an IBM/Lenovo or a Toshiba. The top two brands, in my opinion. I've seen so many Acer's, Dell's, HP's, Compaq's...yeah...I've seen so many come into the shop. Rarely do we ever get IBM's or Toshiba's, which, in my opinion, says a lot.
Oh, and to prove Fluke's point, my desktop cost me $1700 ($2000 if you include the monitor). BUT to get a comparable laptop, you would be spending, possibly, $1000 more.