Just had 2 stolen right before Christmas. Did not intend to upgrade like that.

Typed on a 17-Inch MacBook Pro.

Also known as 'Me 2'

VIS TAH!

Take that fruit themed fan bois.

It was awesome because it was so portable at 75lbs., I could take it home from work and play games on it! ROFL!

Will it ever be a valuable "collectible"???

I'm learning off of a Macbook by fiddling abound with it... I was without a computer for so long that this is heaven...

I used to spend on average 2 painful weekends a year recovering from Windows system crashes and malware infestations. I accumulated notebooks full of arcane error messages and notes on convoluted 48-step installations...ugh, the horror!

After a nightmarish 4th of July weekend wasted on trying to recover my Wintel machine that was rapidly becoming a doorstop -- and having just received a pay increase -- I sprung for an iMac. It had several annoyances, too: I'm still not used to some of the Mac behaviors, the shortcut key combinations seem awkward, the difficulty of finding an Apple-ready ergonomic keyboard seems idiotic, and the one-button mouse...don't get me started.

BUT -- since then I've had ZERO system crashes, and also have been spared the several-times-a-day minor crap-outs and reboots that Windows users just live with. It has made a huge difference in my peace of mind to have a reliable system. (But, yes, I do make frequent backups -- no computer system is permanent or fool-proof.) So the extra up-front cost of an Apple system is more than offset by the efficiency and reliability, when compared to a Micro$oft system.

AND I have really enjoyed the speed and processing power of the Mac (I've upgraded to a Mac Pro with SSD main drive) and the excellent software offerings (Logic, Soundtrack Pro, Bento, etc.)

Am I a fanboy? Do I wear turtlenecks and say the Mac is "insanely great"? Do I consider myself superior to Windows users?

Nope. If a Windows system (or Linux, or whatever) offered the efficiency, scalability, versatility, and reliability of the Mac, I would be using that. It's just a computer -- let's not get too emotional about it. It sure is a great tool, though.

Can't beat them for audio production work. I've got 2 dual processor G5s and a dual processor G4 still working away for me in my studio biz.

I like being able to sit down and go straight to work on music instead if having to fix some annoying issue on the computer before getting any work done

good grief....... good to see you still around.....

I can't believe it.... please post more

we all miss swampy.