Yesterday I received my new PowerBook Pro.  It is a $2000 laptop running a 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo.  It comes with a 120Gig HD, 15in wide screen (up to 1440×900), SuperDrive (DVD burning), Firewire 400 & 800 ports and a built in iSight camera.

There is a program called Photo Booth that uses the camera and allows you to capture photos and apply morphing effects.  It was a big hit with my kids.

The keyboard automatically illuminates via light shining from underneath the keyboard.  It is the bomb!  I had my whole family in the kitchen pantry showing off this feature.

The built-in iSight camera is so tiny (2 centimeters square) that I didn’t even notice it on the frame of the screen until I ran Photo Booth and saw the real time capture of myself in the window.  It is the bomb #2!

I had seen it before, but if you’ve never experienced the power chord for a MacBook, that would be the bomb #3!  The power cord attaches magnetically to allow it to disconnect quickly if the chord is tripped over.

I’m not still completely sold on the Mac interface (there are things I like and things I don’t like), especially in terms of it being far superior to Windows, but I am definitely sold on Apple’s latest hardware and the first-time experience of using a Mac.

Update Aug 6, 2007:

I like the fact that the power cord has an extension.  You can plugin without it or with it.  That means that I can keep the extension plugged into my power strip at work and keep the optional prong attachment in my briefcase (or at home).   To pack for home It’s easier to just disconnect the extension and take the power cord with me. A small convenience but worth mentioning.