Apple MacBook Pro (15.4-inch, 1.67GHz Intel Core Duo)

i have a 15" Powerbook that i bought about 6mos ago, and i love it, so i am going to ASSUME that the MacBook is going to be just as good, hence the 8 rating, but i do not understand why everyone is giving it perfect tens, or for that matter fours (Mr. Alienware). The one thing that i hate about CNET is that they let people rate products before they are even released to the public. e.g. PS3, Revolution, even the 360 before it was released. I guess there will always be some asinine people around.

Overall it is a good computer with some defects. Many people have had problems with the "black screen" malfunction but Apple has warranty on it. If it didn't have warrant the cost would've come out to $1100.
The reason for a 3.5 rating is because I have had two big incidents of the black screen malfunction causing me so much inconvenience. It would've cost me so much money but the person at the apple store hooked me big time and I walked out paying nothing.
Overall it has cool applications, its unique and I don't regret buying it

I don't like my computer running hot, so I downloaded the free app called Fan Control, which makes the fans run more, but the computer doesn't heat up as much. The hardware is definitely worth the money, because there are tons of "little" features - the screen brightness and keyboard backlighting adjusts to ambient light, the power cord is magnetic, the trackpad is huge and can scroll up, down, and sideways on a page. The advantage of a Mac over a PC is mostly the little details that make your life so much easier. I'm very happy with my decision.