My daughter's laptop is dying so I'm looking at what to get her as a replacement.
We seem to have come down to the Lenovo Thinkpad S431 as it gets good reviews and is the right form factor. At $659 for the 128gb ssd model, it seems like a good deal.
The two downsides are that it has a weak display and the cost to upgrade to 8gb ram at an eye popping $130.
The important things are size durability and weight. I have not found another laptop this light that fits the bill.
If anyone has suggestions, I'd love to hear them.