And I have had Lenovo thinkpads last a decade as well... You are just plucking a single data point and saying it speaks to the entire line of products this company makes.

My HP mobile workstation 2010 is still superb. Although, the screen is going darker. The ruber frame around the screen is becoming more and more porous porous, the rubber mouse keys are also porous. But, it runs, it runs, it runs . Need to vacuum the fans.. haven't done that in years:)