NE people out there /w NO ISSUES /w new unibody macbook pros??

Hey guys,
I have a new macbook pro waiting for me at home and I am worried now because of all the problems I've been hearing about. Blank screens, problems /w the 9600 card while gaming and otherwise, etc
I was wondering if this is just for a minority of people who got a defective crate of macbook pros. Or if this is a problem affecting everyone? Are there any individuals out there playing crysis and cod4 on their macbook pros /w no problems and have none of the other problems mentioned? Thanks

I've had it a month(?) or thereabouts. (And my Beloved's had her new MacBook for just a tad longer.)
Moving everything from previous G4 PowerPC PowerBooks to the new MacBook and MacBook Pro, via Migration Assistant - in her case via Ethernet and in mine via FireWire - was simplicity itself, and everything ..even old Carbon programs.. works flawlessly on the new Books.
My MBP has given not even a hint of trouble: the screen works perfectly at all brightness - or dimness - settings. It runs just about silently. The trackpad, and tapping instead of clicking, is wonderful.
It doesn't overheat, or seize, or go wrong in any manner whatsoever ..but then nor have any of my previous Apple laptops, starting at the FireWire 'Pismo'.
You'll generally read only negative things in Discussions, because this is where people with problems come to ..just like you'll find mainly sick people in hospitals.
But for most of the MacBook Pro population, they won't bother to come here, because their Macs are working just perfectly! ..Like mine!

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