I'm a huge fan of Toshiba laptops, although they are too expensive for casual use. Except for one Lenovo ThinkPad before my current laptop, I've had only Toshibas since the dawn of laptops. The keyboard is what sold me on them; it has the best feel--for me, at least. The Lenovo is a close second. I've used every Toshiba for years past life expectancy, buying a new one only when I had to upgrade the OS and the hardware couldn't handle it. I bought the current one from CDW 5 years ago and had the option to configure it to my specs.