laptops seem to go in cycles and you need to find out which is the current good make.
Need another one in 3-4 years time don't expect one of the same make to be the same build quality because it won't be.
I agree with that in general - from a corporate perspective, Toshiba were the kings of the hill in the '90s, but then their design & build quality deteriorated, with Compaq taking on the mantle until taken over by HP - I found HP's business laptops to be much poorer than the Compaqs they replaced. I've not used Toshiba since 2002, so I can't say if they have improved again - hopefully they have, as they used to be the standard-setter.
Sony had a good initial run with the Vaio - although they were always too flash and weak for my taste - but 2nd half of 2000's their laptops (like so many Sony products) took a big drop in quality & reliability.
IBM's Thinkpads have always had a good reputation for solid, workmanlike performance and this seems to have survived the transition to Lenovo. Fingers crossed that this continues.
The only other make I've used has been Dell, and I've been happy enough with what I've seen over the last couple of years.
That's my opinion, FWIW.
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