Okay, so I'm three weeks late to the game. I got sick of my pathetic Powerbook and am the proud new owner of a Blackbook. I got a factory install of leapord, and coming from 10.3, I am impressed. This thing is so fast, and every little gripe I had, from the iChat being really unusable with AIM, the Mail being old fashioned and lacking function to the lack of organization. I LOVE the stacks, and the new safari. I enjoy being able to connect to secure websites again .

Some little suprises, whether they be from the macbook or the Leapord:
-Battery life is worse on "extend battery life" function (goes from almost 5 hours on normal setting to 2)
-Photobooth (I'm a dork) the greenscreen thing- AMAZING.
-Bang for the buck. This thing is head and shoulders over my old system which cost $1000 more (and is still worth as much as the new mb)
-Widgets (I know, 10.4 but I'm double dipping on the upgrade)
-iCal integration. Much more fluid
-Reflective dock (cool)
-Ability to have 200 tabs open without the computer dying (good for surfing x5world, simeontaneiously with eBay looking for a new car, ipod and selling a bunch of stuff)
-This is all on one gig. I just bought a 4gb kit from crucial


So I'm impressed. Call me simple, but this rocks. I'm happy until the next MBP comes out. (Want to go to college with the latest gadget, who can blame me)