MacBook Pro is the way to go

As far as raw power goes, the MacBook MB061/A is pretty promising. And the battery life is pretty reasonable... But the pricing is just ridiculous.

If you're lucky, you might find a USED MB061 for about $1,600 - and if you find one for less than a thousand, it'll likely be refurbished (and even then it'll only be just under $1000).

I myself am not heavily bothered by Macs that much despite their inability to run most games and a good chunk of office software, because you can easily install Windows XP to a virtual machine and run it perfectly from your mac, the only difference is your windows key on the keyboard is now a function key.

For the average user, however, I'd recommend a macbook like I recommend cancer. Don't.

If you're going to spend an ungodly ammount of money on a laptop -- spend it on the laptop, Not the logo the laptop has emblazened on it.