I like Macs for their aesthetics, but they're not what I need. I can't use them for anything but entertainment purposes. I'll admit, they've got some amazing deals with their free iPod Touches and whatnot, but they're still over-priced.
Also, I'm trying to learn how to code, and I really want to run Linux.
Let me know what you need it for and what you'd like in it and I can give you a few suggestions.
Just for general college stuff, a little bit of coding as stated, going with the dual OS if I can.
I've signed up for the HP Academy to get discounts, so I can actually upgrade the dv6t to have an 8 GB RAM, an i7, leave the hard drive as is [Since they're giving a pretty good one, and I'm getting an external for back-ups anyways.], and get a spare oversized battery for under $1,000.