Actually, no - I don't have a chip! The funny thing is, I actually could have said the same about you given your repeated efforts to educate the rest of us on an "engineering laptop". Compared to my colleagues, I am pretty relaxed... mind you, that might not be saying much given that we're a bunch of engineering faculty types - LOL...

I figure now I might be able to make some money... I get asked by incoming students what kind of laptop they need, and I just usually refer them to a brand or model that gives them good performance for the money for the next couple of years. Now, I suppose I could sell them my own specially branded - ahem - engineering laptop! Make a bit of commission since faculty salaries aren't rising with the rest of the economy...