I have a MBP [pre penryn, btw, amazon sells it now for $1520 after rebate, which is what I bought, not refurbished].
I also have a Thinkpad T42. I use the ThinkPad for 'work' and MBP for personal coding.
I prefer the MBP for almost every aspect. It is not flawless, like the mouse acceleration with external mouse SUCKS and it does not play well in a docked situation [has its quirks].
My T42 has had 4 HD crashes in 2 years, a fan death. The Thinkpad feels very flimsy. MBP is built rock solid.
Finally having OS X [I do RoR on the MBP on *nix platforms] pretty much settles it. I used to run Ubuntu on the T42, but somehow the MBP feels complete for coding.
I also have a Thinkpad T42. I use the ThinkPad for 'work' and MBP for personal coding.
I prefer the MBP for almost every aspect. It is not flawless, like the mouse acceleration with external mouse SUCKS and it does not play well in a docked situation [has its quirks].
My T42 has had 4 HD crashes in 2 years, a fan death. The Thinkpad feels very flimsy. MBP is built rock solid.
Finally having OS X [I do RoR on the MBP on *nix platforms] pretty much settles it. I used to run Ubuntu on the T42, but somehow the MBP feels complete for coding.