i would say Apple with good configration what you require, i was planning to get it but its price is high for me.
getting a ibm thinkpad (z61p) next week - thinkpads are kinda classic legends of the laptops compared to all the other cheap pieces. its like if youre trying to compare a 1971 dodge charger with a 1986 toyota tercel, nobody wants the tercel any more once he had a charger