I suspect you'll get the same answers that usually come up when laptop recommendations are discussed here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=249579 http://ne

I suspect you'll get the same answers that usually come up when laptop recommendations are discussed here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=249579 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=249579 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=268438 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=268438 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=159153 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=159153 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=197182 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=197182 (etc., etc.) To summarize: the MacBook Pro + Thinkpad T/X series machines are widely liked, with people tending to make their choice between them on whether they prefer to run OS X or something else. You may get a smattering of other recommendations, but honestly, any other manufacturer appears to be fairly hit-or-miss, while Apple and Lenovo tend to produce solid models year after year.