Plethora of Gadget first looks...

I agree with everything about the laptop, except I only use mine a few times a week and I love the touch pad. I really suck at using the eraser mouse pointer.

The thing that really bugs me about the Thinkpad T20 I have is that the batteries are treated as "consumables". After a year, you're expected to replace them because they lose their maximum charge (they start at 36mWh and end up at 16mwh's after a year even if you discharge completely).

But these batteries are $200 a shot, hardly a consumable in my book.

Ouch, that will break your pocket. Might as well just save up that battery money for a few years and put it towards a new laptop.