My next laptop...

Hi guys (and girls),
I'm starting college soon in multimedia and I need a computer for homeworks. At school, we'll use both Windows PCs and Mac (not sure yet about which models). So I taught I'd be better buying a Mac so I can run both OS X and Windows XP on it.
A couple years ago, I used an iBook G4 and had a **** of a hard time with it, the logic board, LCD screen, video card problems... name it, I had them. So I'm still hesitating speding almost 2000$ on yet another Mac laptop.
So my question is : does the overall quality of the new MacBook vs. the iBook G4 has been been raised?
Also, I know that BootCamp isn't emulation or virtualization of Windows. It's native right? And if it's native, does it still run as fast as a Windows laptop? Because for my multimedia applications I'll need full speed processing on both operating systems.
I appreciate your help!
Cédrik

all computers have problems.. some more than others..
your G4 experience sounds ruff..
i have had two issues with my macbook 1 batt died and hard drive died (managed to save the data on it though "lucky") no issues since then all were fixed fast..
native speeds for window via bootcamp.. a pc mag voted the macbook pro the best laptop for vista..

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    If I didn’t miss many advantages that T430s have, I probably should go with T431s, it was all good until I found a video which shows how to disassembled a T431s (http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTI5NzIxMzg4.html) and at about 4 mins in, it shows that the WWAN card is secured by a single retaining screw in the middle on the outer edge, unlike typical mSATA SSD which should be secured on the 2 corners of the board. Does this mean users can no longer install a mSATA SSD on T431s? if so, I can only have one 7mm SSD instead of having OS installed on a 256G mSATA, and have a 500G HDD to storage all the photos and videos, which I was intended to do, that maybe a deal breaker…
    I don’t really understand these hardware upgrades, can some one please tell me for sure whether the mSATA slot on T431s, as shown in the video, can be used to intall a regular mSATA SSD. If I can, I’ll probably still struggle to make the decision, if it can’t be used to install SSD, T430s it is.
    Any help is appreciated!
    Kai
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    thanks, yes, it's the new NGFF M.2, and the new form factor is a lot more complicated than the old mSATA slot, different dimensions for different storage size, and it maybe single side for WWAN, cashe drive, or double side for actual SSD perfermance... 
    if i'm gonna get a T431s, i'll just buy the 320G 5400RPM low end drive, make a recovery media from Win8, and reset to factory setting after intall a 512GB 840 Pro, or the much cheaper M4... 

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