Laptop Gave up Ghosts Again

Why is it that my laptop always ditches me and not my husband’s? I am left at his mercy now that my computer hard drive has crashed. I mean, I am guessing that it is the hard drive. I decided not to plead to my husband to borrow his laptop. So I am looking for a new one now. I am researching various models of computers. Read a few computer reviews, but I think I will need my husband’s help after all. He is the one who is software engineer, not me. But I know what he is going to say when I ask him to look for a new computer for me. He will give me some excuse. He was saying that my old (treacherous) one can be repaired by installing windows again. But he can’t find the windows xp CD at home so will look in the office.