Macbook v Macbook Pro

Thanks...although way better might seem a stretch as I'll be coming from my old Dell XPS 140

last computer is at the blue screen of death phase...luckily most files were backed up on line so not too worried about it

So even if I would like to save the $200 bucks right now I shouldn't?  I guess my question was will I be unhappy with the macbook?

Our iTunes library isn't very large and actually mine is probably the smallest of the three in our house, whatever video I do is shot with our phones, and other than simple photo tweaks we don't do a lot with our pictures(and most are stored at Picasa)

I agree with everyone else.  I have a MBP and I love it.  The aluminum casing is worth the extra money.  That being said, you will be happy with the MB coming from a PC.  Congrats on finally seeing the light, even if it's not coming from the keyboard

I had two older MacBook Pro (non-dual core days).  And then when my old company gave us $$ to buy new computers, Apple was right in the middle of the transition of upgrading the MacBooks but didn't yet have the MacBook Pro upgraded.  So basically it meant that the old-model MacBook Pro was the same processor and ram as the MacBook.

I ended up buying the MacBook.

I had $2K to spend.  So I bought the MacBook for $999 and then got an iMac for $1199.  I had a 10% discount card from the manager b/c they messed up a repair on one of my old MacBook Pros.  So all in, I came under the $2K, got two computers and just had to pay the tax.

That being said, I've never had an issue with my MacBook.  Would I like to be one of the "cool kids" with an aluminum case?  Yes, but I got over it pretty quickly. 

My scenario was different b/c I was trying to maximize $2K and replace TWO MacBook Pros at once.  But I will say that only after buying my MacBook did I realize that I wasn't able to play a game I bought because the game didn't support the low-level processor.

For an extra $200 and if it is your primary computer, definitely would be worth it.