I was waiting for the Samsung 7 Series Chronos but couldn't pass up on the Black Friday sale Lenovo U400 Ideapad. I could've gone with the X220/W520 Thinkpads but I went with style and portability instead. This should be sufficient enough for my entertainment with work here and there.
System components
2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2620M Processor ( 2.70GHz 1333MHz 4MB )
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64
AMD Radeon HD 6470M 1GB
8 GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz
14.0" HD Glossy with integrated camera 1366x768
Integrated 1.3MP Camera
Industry Standard Multi-touch 2 button touchpad
750GB 5400
DVD Recordable
4 Cell Li-Polymer
Intel 1030 BGN+BT Wireless
HDMI (Out)
None
3 year warranty
$1,246.54 USD after taxes ecoupon savings/additional warranty/accessories and free shipping. Having it shipped to my sister's US address as they don't ship nor sell to a Canadian billing address (which is pretty retarded).
This is pretty much better than a MBP in some aspects. Similar specs with better cooling feature, lighter, much more durable material (anodized paint) with a better design at half the cost. I'm just annoyed how they advertised an optional SSD drive but I couldn't customize my order.