What's the best laptop for a multimedia arts student?

So, I'm an incoming freshman this July, and I'm planning to buy a laptop.

What's better: Macbook Pro or Macbook Air?

And, if I can't get a mac. What are the other options? Is it Toshiba? ASUS? Lenovo? VAIO?

Macbook pro, much better. There are limits to the macbook air. Don't even think about tohiba. Lenovo ir VAOI

Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch with Retina Display

You should go with "Apple MacBook Pro MD101HN/A 13-inch Laptop".
You can see the configuration of this…
>> 2.5-GHz Core i5 Processor
>> 4 GB RAM, 500 GB 5400 rpm hard drive
>> Mac OS X Mountain Lion operating system
>> 13.3-inch LED display
>> Intel HD 4000 graphics card

You can see more details on bellow link…
http://www.amazon.in/...B00DKMCB20