[Mystic]

Its best to build your own computer. Its not a waste of time, I built mine for $850, and saved a lot of money. It was worth like $1500 when I built it.
As for Apples, they aren't that good. The only reason they sell is because the OS is exclusive. It's fancy. They sell at like $1200, and the parts they use can be found in a $600 computer. They're useless.
Just buy a $600 laptop and throw Hackintosh on it.
Toshibas overheat, a LOT.
So does HP.
Dell is meh.

Building computers are far from useless and are generally much more cheaper and more powerful. Get your facts right.
And, I'm pretty sure I know more about computers, as I'm a certified technician. >_>