It sounds like you had some bad times with Lenovo - that's too bad. In the past the x series have been really really solid and a lot of linux distros run well o

It sounds like you had some bad times with Lenovo - that's too bad. In the past the x series have been really really solid and a lot of linux distros run well on them without much trouble. 2-3 years ago a consulting company I was working for deployed lots and lots of them to picky VCs and hedge fund managers and they held up well to their abuse. If you are going to go the linux route full time I would go for an x series from Lenovo or a Dell Latitude. Dual booting linux on a MBP is just a little bit more of a pain in the ass than it should be in my opinion. That said I paid what I consider a shit-ton for a 15" MBP in late 2008 and I have no regrets though I am on my second battery and currently lusting after the 13" Air.