From those brands, the only thing really reliable would be:
- HP EliteBook
- Toshiba Tecra
But something tells me that's out of your price range. Next best, on the consumer end of things (crapshoot, 2 years average reliability):
- HP dv series
- Toshiba Satellite
The community at
NotebookReview can probably address your needs better than the posters of this forum.