Well - after 2 months, my company decided not to make a claim w/ their insurance company and are replacing my 2 personal computers on their own dime. The most excellent part...
The day the order was placed Apple announced the upgrade to their MBP line. W00t! Now I'm getting a new and IMPROVED 17" MPB. It's ordered, but they haven't started shipping any yet. I won't have it until mid-November at the earliest, I think.
Also, as a replacement for my 2/yo Toshiba 17" monstrosity -
http://reviews.cnet.com/Toshiba_Satellite_P105_S9722/4505-3121_7-32103848.htmlI'm thankfully making out very well on BOTH. Unfortunately, both are backordered. So I'm in hurry up and WAIT mode!