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This happens a lot... but I started a blog post last week and lost the post before I posted it... UGGH... but anyway...

Last week, at MacWorld, the MacBook Pro, the replacement to the laptop I am using to type this blog entry, was announced:

http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/whatsinside.html

I have to say... I am PUMPED about this. I wasn't looking to upgrade my PowerBook G4, which I bought last June (and my first Mac), but this machine is enough to make me reconsider that thought (but not until I can afford it). For me, since I am constantly tied to the Windows platform, the ability to load Windows Vista on it will be killer. It would be SO nice if you could run both OS's at the same time... For instance, I could run SQL Server in Windows and develop on the Mac... but that's probably not going to happen for many years to come.

I was surprised to find admitted Windows fanatic Chris Pirillo of Lockergnome and TechTV fame said this about the new Mac:

http://channels.lockergnome.com/windows/archives/20060111_ten_reasons_your_next_pc_will_be_from_apple.phtml

The new iMac also looks solid. It will be interesting to see how long it will take Apple to completely eliminate the G4/G5 products. I would guess it will be six to nine months, based on Apple's speed at delivering these first two models, but that's just a guess. I'd bet the Mac Mini will be next... and that will sell like hotcakes.