Gaming laptops are awesome but my last one was heavy. Macs are essential if you want to build iOS apps, but otherwise not required. (Obviously expensive - if yo

Gaming laptops are awesome but my last one was heavy. Macs are essential if you want to build iOS apps, but otherwise not required. (Obviously expensive - if you want the option to dev iOS then the best value is a mini) New thinkpads are overpriced and don't live up to the name. A shame really. You could get an old one but what's the point. A cheap laptop will do an acceptable job, at an acceptable price. Whatever you buy make sure you get an SSD an get as much RAM as you can afford. And don't underestimate the value of VM's. Update - I wonder if I could rehouse a MBP in an old thinkpad case/keyboard?