I'm looking for a good PC laptop. I currently have an order in with Lenovo for a W530, but they say it's going to take 3 months to ship. If I can find something comparable I'll cancel my order with them. The Thinkpad was $1450 and I've got a firm max budget of $1500. I'm eligible for student discounts which might help. I have 3 must-have features in order of importance: 1) Something Durable I've had Thinkpads in the past and they seem to take a beating. I currently have a 1-year old HP Pavilion that you'd think was 90. Some keys aren't working, the fan is always running at high, and the hinges have been replaced once under warranty and will need it again soon. Are there other lines of laptops with good reputations for being sturdy? Should I just wait it out to get the Thinkpad? I had to go for the cheap option time and it didn't last. This time I'd like to buy quality and not need to replace it in 12 months. 2) High resolution screen The W530 I ordered has a "FHD" (1920x1080) screen. I wouldn't want to go lower. 3) 14-16 inch form factor Two nice-to-have features: 1) 8 gigs of RAM or more 2) Quad-core i7 And of course, it should be somewhat compatible with Linux. I'm happy fighting with it if I have to to make it work. Thanks, Michael Moore