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The Thinkpad 600 looks and feels much more substantia than the 560... The Thinkpad 770 (and 760ED and up) are at least as tough as the Micron... certainly have less problems. Manufacturing is improving for most makers... but those that try to reduce weight seem to increase board failures and other problems... It is fun to look at our repair records on various computers made/sold by the same company such as the IBM's (560's vs 760's), the Dells (Latitude vs Inspiron), the Microns, and the Compaqs (Contura, Elites, Armada's)... In a big organization like ours, we can see the extra weight is often valuable when you look at lifetime durability... but then the MIS guys usually don't have to carry one clear across the O'Hare or Hartsfield airports... If I were a student or other person who had to pay for repairs and maintenance I would give a much lower value to light weight based on what I have seen in our shop. > >>You didn't mention sturdiness - the 560 *is* a bit flimsy > >Micron Transport - which is a tank - >to indignities that I wouldn't think > >of inflicting on the 560. I expect the 770 is similar.