HI

Welcome aboard t3a. What DS does is build you a laptop customized to what you like, using brand name parts, its kinda like if you were gonna build your laptop, and knew what you were doing real well, instead of you tho, its DS doing it for you.

Because of this, the parts can all be upgraded.

As far as durable, they have 3 year warranty and I believe you have an option of making it 4 years.

Every part of the laptop will be covered under warranty.

They have great customer service and if things go wrong they have a history of setting it right.

If it helps you I'm a dell xps customer that was looking for a quality system that was upgradeable, which the xps is not.

My search on the internet of many, many sites has landed me here. I have found DS to be selling good quality products and really caring about the customer, and that you are happy at the end.

the batteries will depend on your system and the ability of the battery.

In short if you are looking for a place that would build a PC/laptop the same way you would, with the same parts you would use, for a great price, then you have finally landed in the right place.

Hope that helps, you will find everybody here is here for the same exact reason just like me and you, quality/service/peace of mind for the right price.

Edited by DST4ME - 24 Aug 2008 at 4:34am

Welcome t3a....... all the above is great advice....I bought two desktops from DS and have not had any problems.....I would give them a call and talk to a tect person and tell them what you are looking for......