>>Settled on a Lenovo Ideapad y560 with an 1.73 i7, 7200rpm 500gb hd, 6gb ram, 1gb ATI Radeon video. 15.6 WXGA LED screen.
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>I have had a Lenovo ThinkPad R61 for a few years now. I opted for the 1680x1050 screen resolution which makes it bearable to program with when I'm on the road (my office setup is triple 24" monitors).
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>With an oversized battery in the back and a supplemental battery in the cd drive I can use it for 5 to 6 hours unplugged.
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>Not a single problem so far. I recently used the built-in utility to reset it to factory fresh install and it was ridiculously easy.

Triple monitors! I have been nicely seduced by twin monitors, 22 and 24 inches, but three of them had not occurred to me. I have monitor envy.