Question: Is The Macbook right for me

i am thinking about getting a new laptop and i started to think about the macbook or macbook pro.
i am a web programmer, i work with coldfusion and will start to work with mysql more. i not a really big gamer so that is not a big deal to me.
i was hoping someone give thier opion on how well a macbook or macbook pro will work with those applications.

Hi there,
I'm a web programmer working in Visual Studio 2005, Dreamweaver, Flash and Photoshop.
I have a black Macbook with 1 gig ram.
Works great for me and I am really enjoying the widescreen format. Those side-mounted toolbars in dreamweaver flash and VS '05 fit nicely along the sides while leaving plenty or workspace for the main window.
Performance is great, whether you're in Mac OS or Windows. The graphics card has not been an issue.
I am planning on getting 2 gigs or ram when I can afford it.
My only pet peeve is the limited drive space, especially when using Bootcamp. If you use this as your main machine, i would recommend upgrading the hard drive or getting a firewire/usb 2.0 external drive for serious storage.
Best of luck!

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