1st of all am not getting a laptop I can't customize, so no Apple for me. I don't want to BootCamp, I want to dual boot. So my list based on my experience:
1. Asus
2. Alienware- too expensive, thats why it didn't hit the number one spot
3. Dell
4. Lenovo
5. HP
Don't make it on the list because:
Apple- stated above
Acer- I've seen more than 5 of them with HDD problems and my girl just bought one thats already giving problems. Had to take it to dealer about 4 days ago.
MSI- I love their bare-bone models and gaming model but the others lack style
Sony- Their laptops don't allow virtualization. Such a pity.
Toshiba- sleek designs but very fragile and can run very hot over long periods of operation. Thus leading to hardware failure
Fijitsu- Love their LifeBooks. Planning on getting one in the future but the brand needs go grow on me a bit more
Samsung- Got some sleek design but very fragile
Gateway- cheap with nice components and build but often times too heavy.
LAPTOP:- Alienware M11x C2D @1.7GHz, SATA 300GB HDD, nVidia GT 335M 1GB (dis.), Intel GMA HD-64MB (int.), 2GB DDR3 RAM @1066MHz, 1.3MP webcam Running Windows7 64bit
MOBILE DEVICE:- SGS3 T999 dual core Qualcom Snapdragon @1.5GHz, 2GB RAM, 16GB (int. SD), Adreno 225 GPU, 8MP pri. cam, 1.9MP ff running Stock:4.0.4 UVLH2 modem