Hi Duncan, if you want it to last, go for Toshiba.
I've never heard anything bad about them and I own 1 myself (thinking of getting another for field work).
Depends on what you want it for but for fieldwork look for something with some real grunt with heaps of ram, nothing too large and bulky (ie. 17"), make sure it has XP installed (kind of hard these days with brand new laptops). At least look at ebay just to see whats out there.
Good luck!
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