[Publius6961]

Considered getting a Lenovo, but I just couldn't go through with it.

I could.
Lenovo was building IBM Thinkpads for years before IBM sold its laptop division to them.

[goldstategop]

Yep. Thinkpads are pretty rugged laptops. My 10 year old Thinkpad 600E went kaput only because the screen died. They were and are are highly regarded by those who use laptops.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus