sony is shutting down their laptop business.
hp is same as dell just finishing is better, but components are almost same.
i have used Toshiba,lenovo,dell and HP laptops and still owns HP and Dell Laptops.
business class laptops are much better than general home user lines.
if you have some budget check dell Latitude series or Lenovo T series.
if you are more concerned about just touch screen and looks then i will say go for asus or acer if you can find their new models much better in looks than HP and might be cheaper as well.
rest all are chinese parts and any brand can have bad pieces in huge lots.