Notebooks/Laptops for the Professional Academic

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Elizabeth Nowicki, Notebooks/Laptops for the Professional Academic, Truth on the Market (May 21, 2007), https://truthonthemarket.com/2007/05/21/notebookslaptops-for-the-professional-academic/

I would be curious to know what laptops folks out there are using (with success).  I am shopping for a lightweight (lightweight!) laptop to tote around to conferences and such, and I have absolutely no clue where to start.  I do not use fancy stuff – just Word, Excel, Powerpoint.  And I refuse to use a Mac.  I fear change.  Old dog, new tricks, etc. etc.

Thoughts?