Thinkpad are some of the most reliable and sturdy laptops, if that's what you are looking for. But if you get a Mac, you've very little to worry about. Great functionality, sleek, fun working on it and the best customer service should anything happen. No viruses, most-used third party softwares are designed for Macs as well. AND you can run windows on a mac! I have parallels desktop, so I can switch between windows and mac with the touch of a couple of buttons! However, I rarely use windows since working on it feels like work!