For my workstation, wide screen is fine, and I'd even go 21:9. Current setup is 42" 16:9 landscape and 24" 9:16 portrait. But for a laptop I prefer 3:2, 4:3, or 5:4.
My reason for looking for alternatives is my T60 screen is starting to dim. For $70, I think I'll just buy the flexview IPS screen and replace it myself.