There aren't any backdoors. Also, you don't use the trackpad on a Lenovo, you use the trackpoint. Those DELLs have terrible keyboards (as a programmer, I spend

There aren't any backdoors. Also, you don't use the trackpad on a Lenovo, you use the trackpoint. Those DELLs have terrible keyboards (as a programmer, I spend most of my time typing in vim using i3 WM), and they aren't built to last. If you have qualms about the pricing of Lenovos, its pretty easy to dig up corporate discount codes on /r/thinkpad or you can use a .edu email address if you still have one to get a student discount long after graduating. Usually that gets you anywhere from 25-40% off depending on the promotions.