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It's just sad to see that there are only two leagues of Apple systems for use at home. The net browsing iMac and the workstation-like Mac Pro. They are both pricy. Going semi-pro and paying for it is fine. It's just ridiculous to see people surf the web and process text on a workstation.

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I believe the mark-up charged by any electronics manufacturer and cell phone providers boarders on the legal definition of racketeering. I also cannot tell you the last time I even set foot into an Apple store. I believe that these purchases are best made by letting someone else take the hit in depreciation and also capitalizing off of their need to unload any item I might need.
I browse and cut on a 2.4 ghz MacBook Pro with all the bells and whistles, that I got off of craigslist for $800.
Takes some hunting and haggling but with a kid to feed it's the only way for me.
Lastly, I believe that the intel chipset made Macs more like pc than will benefit them in the long haul.I don't believe I'm bullet proof and I don't travel the inter-wide-world on this thing because I need it for work. I am also careful to back up everthing I need externally and if I need to wipe all I have to do is pop in a disc and go make a sandwich...
Has any one else ever had to be on the phone with microsoft over in India for an hour, just to get them to give you the install codes for software that you have paid them for?
*edit*(no pun intended) Pipe, I had a g-3 and it sucked