Insurrection is my favorite of the Star Trek films and I hadn't thought of it that way before but I think you nailed it.
With the exception of Riker steering the Enterprise with that hidden Gravis Blackhawk joystick, it was very much like a feature length episode of the TV series.
I'm the same way. I own a MacBook Pro from 2008, it is still my main laptop. The main reason I bought it was because the HD, ram and battery are very easy to replace.
At the moment I don't know what to do. I can't buy a new MacBook Pro because they are all broken in my mind, so am looking to see what Lenovo do with their 'retro' ThinkPad.