So what do you suggest? I've been eyeing a Thinkpad, my first pc in 20 years. Do we know that other manufacturers don't have the same practices? I also don't wa

So what do you suggest? I've been eyeing a Thinkpad, my first pc in 20 years. Do we know that other manufacturers don't have the same practices? I also don't want to jump to a small manufacturer just yet, I want to get used to having a pc after being mac-only.