Over the last year or so after a lot of searching for the one laptop that suits me and the one cell phone that suits me, i am happy to announce that i have found both. A Lenovo T430s and a Google Nexus 4.
This post is about my Lenovo.
** First moti moti specs: **
8 GB RAM (expandable to 16)
Intel i7 processor (four cores)
180 GB Solid State Drive
USB 3.0 ports
** My requirements:**
Run all my software, basic hobby audio / video editing, run 3-4 virtual machines simultaneously on VMware Workstation, carry it around with me anywhere and everywhere. Oh and that lil red joystick type tracking device that comes standard in most lenovos 
My love for this laptop may be a bit biased because i have always been a big time Thinkpad fan. But this one has just quadrupled my love for thinkpads Why i love this laptop:
SSD
This laptop came with a SSD as its primary hard drive. I had never used SSD’s before and this one has opened my eyes. It turns out you can have superfastic CPU and tons of RAM but if you have a sucky hard drive everything will still be slow. I routinely create and destroy virtual machines running Windows servers. They install in 1/7th the time it takes on a spinning hard drive. The laptop itself running Windows 7 restarts in 15 seconds flat. Love it.
What’s even awesomer is that i can run virtual machines (windows servers) with 1 GB ram each and still not feel a major speed difference. The SSD compensates for everything else that lacks in speed.
mSATA slot
So next to the RAM slots there is an mSATA slot. Which means i can plug in a second hard drive in there. I went out and got myself a Crucial 256 GB mSATA SSD. My total HDD capacity now is about 450 GB. This is sufficient to house my everyday data. For ISO’s and other large files i carry around an external USB 3.0 hard drive in my laptop bag which houses all my large data.
Chiclet Keyboard
Looooove the chiclet keyboard design! How did i ever live without it? Keys are slim, robust and super quiet.
Trackpad
I don’t use the trackpad at all. I dont like the idea of scratching my fingers on the surface endlessly. I prefer to use the trackpoint (the mini joystick) but in the past when i did that my hand would rub against the trackpad and cause unwanted mouse movements. The trackpad on this one is smart enough to know when it is being touched by a finger and when it has the weight of a hand on it. Very hee smart.
Weight
The SSD makes the laptop super light. Which makes for awesome portability. My shoulder thanks it.
Heat
No spinning hard drive = no unnecessary sound and heat
** How much does it cost?**
If you buy straight from Lenovo, the one i have can set you back around $1700. I got mine off kijiji brand new for $900. I asked the guy if it was stolen and he confirmed it is not, said he has a supplier who gets it in direct from china. He sold it to me for $900 but later realized he couldve done better. This model is still going for $1100 on kijiji.
