We have sold Laptops for several years now, and we haven't had any problems reported. Yes, if an audio or video section fails on a "all in one" board, such as on laptops. it will require a factory replacement. Never happened once so far to our customers. Also, you can use and external audio pcmcia card if you want.
As has been said here, the Laptop is much, much easier to set up, and requires less support "boxes" and cables around it. Since Hoster 3.316 uses most CD/DVD drives now, you don't have to have an external USB Plextor drive with a Laptop any more. That... was a major improvement we worked hard to obtain.
