A laptop I woud like to have - ThinkPad X300

I was checking some laptop reviews and I found this great ThinkPad X300, it is not a laptop my father will buy for his daily access to internet, but me (us) as technical consultants, we need a powerful machine which should be nice enough to carry it in our backpacks without killing our backs.

Also, I have a Dell laptop (Latitude D820) which is really heavy and buggy. I have to say it is not this laptop, since I had another Latitude D820 that I replaced after a few days using it because the noise in the Hard Drive and other issues were killing me. In mas last employer I had a Latitude 630 with 3GB of RAM that was way better than this one, faster and lighter. I have used Thinkpad in the past and they performed way better than Dell. My father, my uncles, and few other relatives and friends are using HP laptops that are very nice, but are also heavy and not the kind of laptop needed for my work.

The price for a X300 is around 2,5K US$, so I guess you will still prefer a cheaper laptop, but I will still prefer a Thinkpad over a Dell.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention the Sony VAIO, I have heard they are great laptops and they perform excellent for any kind of work. My Aunt Ana is here for vacations and she is plannig to get one for her, I wil check by myself if they are an option or not; she is looking for a Laptop to access the internet, check her email and some other end user features, but still will be a Sony so let's see.