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Schenker does quite nice generic laptops: http://www.mysn.de/ http://www.mysn.de/ You can do a custom configuration and for not so much money you can get a powerful CPU, fast SSD drive, lots of ports etc., and most importantly an IPS screen. The finishing quality doesn't look bad either. Example: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Quick-Review-Schenker-XMG-A722-Notebook.80223.0.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/Quick-Review-Schenker-XMG-A722-... Might not be exactly ThinkPad quality, but when they start marketing a thinner bevel as a "screen innovation" one might want to reconsider...