New Technology - Is it worth it ?

It seems that there are a plethora of issues surrounding the new Intel based Macs. Overheating, lockups etc etc....
I deliberately bought a PowerBook as I was a new Mac user and thought I would wait until the new Apple baby got over its teething problems....
So how is the MacBook Pro ? Would you recommend it or do you wish you stuck with something that is tried and tested (PB G4), a seasoned player with the backup of thousands of support files, users, forums etc etc ???
Is it really as fast as they say ? Does your work get done quicker ? Do you get to go home earlier because of the speed improvement ??? !!!!
Pls share your thoughts...thanks

I was a new Mac User last July. I will never look back. The PowerBook was good, the MacBook Pro is totally amazing! I have learned so much. I also dual boot into Windows and I've never used a better piece of hardware to run XP! But that is NOT the main thing - the MPB and OS X just rock. There is nothing better...
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