I'd suggest staying away from commercial grade laptops and go with business grade laptops. Typing on these things don't suck because business grade laptops are designed to be used on a regular basis and they're designed for business so they last longer.
Lenovo - T/X/P series
HP - Elitebook, Probook
Dell - XPS
If you have a professional designation, see if you can get a discount at the above manufacturer websites. Then, if you want to see if you can knock the numbers down further, consider eBates and see if you can get cash back of some sort by purchasing through the manufacturer websites.
Personally, I like Lenovo best of the above choices, but Dell and HP aren't terrible for business grade. The above is what I am contemplating doing when my current laptop kicks the bucket (manufacturer website, corporate/designation discount + eBates).
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