I think this says it all...

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060531/sun_microsystems_jobs.html?.v=9

Mom, Grandma, we remember you, even after all these years.

So today, I finally bit the bullet and ordered my wife a new MacBook. It's a CTO config - extra RAM and disk from the base config. White. I don't believe in the $150 premium for the black one, even if it does look cool.

I am generally against first generation Apple hardware. Especially the first generation motherboards, etc. But the ability to run Mac OS X and WinXP (yuck) and the fact that even with the (I think mandatory) AppleCare, we're still hundreds cheaper than a comparable Sony VAIO....well...it was worth the chance.