I had the same issue you're having. My college laptop was starting to get sluggish, multiple keys were broken and the touchpad stopped working - it was time to upgrade. However after a lot of heavy research I started realizing that a true classic keyboard with raised keys and nice tactile feedback is now an extreme rarity on laptops. The only one I could find was Alienware. Yes, Alienware. If you don't game it will seem like overkill - and it probably is. But I'm very happy with my Alienware laptop and honestly it's probably only a matter of time before their amazing keyboard goes the way of the dodo bird too. A bit of advice: Get the extended warranty during checkout because they raise the price if you want to buy one after you receive the laptop. And since this is probably the last laptop you'll ever be able to get with a decent keyboard, you'll want to insure it heavily. Best of luck.