<human>: Hey guys,

This will be my first AskReddit, so I hope it will be successful. I have been browsing around and shopping for laptops for quite awhile since my older ASUS laptop (4 years) is currently dying. I do know that Apple has came out with their newer ~~2011 MacBook Air~~, and it seems to have some pretty good specifications. I just need some advice on which laptop I should get.     
    
**Some things that need to get across first: **    
1. It should be portable    
2. No gaming since I have a powerhouse Desktop    
3. I'm a computer scientist, so any computer works fine.    
    
**What I was thinking of getting:**    
~~1. MacBook Air~~      
2. Lenovo Think Pad    
3. ASUS    
    
**Price Range:**    
$1000-$2000    
    
    
**What people have recommended:**    
Toshiba Satellite    
ASUS    
Lenovo    
~~Mac

Condense the text into a few key points
<bot>: Older laptop dying. Need new one: Portable, no gaming, and computer science major. Recommendations: ~~MacBook Air~~, Lenovo, ASUS