Feedback on current MBP quality and any news on "updates"???

I know there are lots of threads that discuss issues people have had with their MBP. I've read about display problems, buzzing noises, and the like. For anyone kind enough to reply to this, my question is whether replacement MBPs in the past month or so seem to have remedied previous issues you had? Are you just getting different MBPs that have the same problems? I'm also wondering if anyone has heard news of when the MBPs will get an update, despite being relatively new overall?
I'm asking because I will be upgrading my current iMac G5 to an intel iMac and buying a MBP, both before July. Just wondering if waiting another month or two might yield something with regards to quality... I know there is no way to know this, but input from folks on the above could be helpful. Thanks again for any feedback.

My only problem with my new MBP is the power adapter. It appears to be the pins. They're pushed in and it's basically useless. Apple is sending me a new one and hopefully it'll work this time. To be honest, I questioned this whole new magnetic adapter. It sounds great but ... Other than that, it works wonderfully and that includes using Windows XP on my partitioned drive. I also purchased the 20" iMac Intel Core Duo (Windows installed) and so far, it's perfect. One thing ... I am very impressed with Photoshop 7's performance on both. It's faster than on my G5 and it's not even Universal!
Dual 1.8 GHz G5 & 400 MHz G4 & 2.16 GHz Core Duo MBP & 2GHz Core Duo iMac   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

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