It's been a good year for my newly formed business, and the boss (me) is going to treat his only employee (me) to a new laptop. While my venerable ThinkPad T400 is still an acceptable performer maxed out with 8GB of RAM and a 250GB SSD (plus a 750GB spinner in the ultrabay), I'd like to move to something a bit lighter while still maximizing performance.

Ideally, I'd like to get to 32GB of RAM to support up to 6 or 7 WinXP, Win64 7/8/8.1, Ubuntu/RedHat/Centos Virtual Machines; an i7-class processor, and at least a 1080px vertical resolution with a minimum 14" screen. And of course I want it to weigh 4lbs or less

I don't care so much about the hard drive, as I'll likely replace it with an SSD if it doesn't already come with one. Something like an ultrabay for additional storage would be nice, and the ability to use a docking station is very desirable.

While I'm not ruling out the fruit flavored options, I don't think they have anything that meets my criteria . . . but then again I'm not sure anyone else does either. The ThinkPad T440p comes close, but it appears to max out at 16GB RAM and comes in at 4.7lb with the 6 cell battery. Are there other options? I'm not limiting myself to a specific brand, but I would prefer it to be a recognizable one.

Thanks in advance!