Here's my progress: 17" Dell <- beginning of college 13" Lenovo T61 <- end of college 13" Macbook <- post-college 11" Macbook Air <- latest These have all

Here's my progress: 17" Dell <- beginning of college 13" Lenovo T61 <- end of college 13" Macbook <- post-college 11" Macbook Air <- latest These have all gotten better, faster, and more powerful. They've gotten smaller. I feel like I've done a lot of different types of work: I ran gentoo on the T61 for a few months, did some photoshop work on the 13" macbook, and everything in between. The Macbook Air's CPU has a lower clock speed, but it literally hasn't been a problem. The combination of long battery life, being incredibly light, and the speed of the SSD makes me 100% recommend a macbook air of whatever size you like. Thinkpads are definitely popular for a reason, but it's been a few years since I've used one. I'm sure there is a similar offering that has all the same sorts of benefits -- I'd wonder about battery life, though.