I am currently looking to get a new laptop. I currently have a dell from 2001. I think the quality of the current dells have gone down. The new dells just seem too frail. I am looking to get a thinkpad. Several of my friends have them and I really like them. You can get a student discount on their website.

How about if you get a thinkpad and a IMAC? I looked at getting a powerbook. However, there are several programs that I cannot run on MAC. If you run virtual pc on a mac you better have enough power and hard drive to run both. If you run virtual pc and windows XP on a mac, you can have the same problems (viruses) as running a PC.

For school, I recommend a pc.