M notebook is back. The memory has been upgraded so it's quite fast now. I can also watch movies without it stopping in the middle of the movie. The computer guy who fixed our notebooks was a very good guy. However, peter's notebook has totally crashed. the problem was with the motherboard. They can fix it but the computer guys suggested to just buy a new one. We asked him for his recommendations and he said Toshiba Satellite notebooks are very good ones. Now I wonder if we could afford this one though. Looks sleek and durable. Will have to ask other friends' opinions.
I do have the Toshiba Satellite - and I really, really like it. It is fast, has all the features I want in a notebook.