Rating: 
Summary: Best notebook out there
Review: Yes - it costs more. But I've come to learn that you get what you pay for. I've had my 15" PowerBook since October 2003, and it's by far the best notebook I've ever owned, and I've had 6 or 7 over the past 10 years. And not cheap ones, either - I've had a high-end Sony, three Dells, and an IBM. (and temporarily used a number of others.) Portability is superb - it's thin and light. and as a prior review said, the attention to detail in the design is unmatched. The keyboard is wonderful, and the screen is a knockout. The sound is okay, but I don't expect a notebook - especially one that's an inch thin - to blow me away. The power pack is about 1/3 the size of a Dell, which is very nice when you're taking it on the road. Further, the connectivity rules - firewire 400 and 800, USB 1 and 2, and DVI out. Plug in a second monitor, and you can span displays, no sweat. (Have your email open on your PowerBook screen while you use applications or surf the web on a second monitor.) The operating system is rock-solid, and multi-tasks far more smoothly that any Windows system I've used, and I've got a pretty kickin' Windows desktop machine. Also, this machine has not crashed on me once (or "flaked out" even) since I've owned it, and I use it 10 hours a day, every day. After using the PowerBook for the last few months, I've decided I will never be without one.
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