Lenovo ThinkPad SL300

I've been wanting to purchase a new laptop for a while now but choosing what to get wasn't easy. After narrowing it down to the Lenovo ThinkPad SL300, Dell XPS (the old edition) and MacBook Pro, I eventually decided to go for a "beefed up" version of the Lenovo ThinkPad SL300. In short, it's the new generation of the old R-series notebooks from the "IBM era." These computers are known for their durability, excellent build quality and great keyboards. Since I'll mostly be using the laptop for writing, a comfortable keyboard is of the essence. It is very reasonably priced and comes with a lot of extra hardware features the alternatived don't have. Also, I decided that 13.3" is the way to go. Hence, Lenovo wins!