4x faster than the current PowerBook? Yes please – although I think I’ll wait for the second generation. Only a very brave soul shells out for version 1.0 of anything.

Update, 11 Jan

After reading through the specs of the new Macs, the most interesting thing for me is that the iMac can now be part of a twin-screen setup (until now, if you wanted to run dual screens you needed a Power Mac or Powerbook). I suspect that when it’s new computer time, I’ll plump for the iMac rather than a new ‘book – it’s £500 cheaper, and I’d still have my current Powerbook for doing stuff when I’m out and about.

Oh, and MacBook Pro is a terrible name for a computer.