I still hate the Mac
Apple has released dual core PowerPC Macs. Don’t waste your time or your money.
At one point I was seriously considering buying a Mac instead of a Dell or a Toshiba. Then I got a programming job where I was required to use a top-of-the-line PowerBook. Let me tell you, the bloom fell off the rose real quick. The more I learned about the Mac, the more frustrated I became. I eventually got proficient at doing things “the Apple way”, at which point I was maybe one-third as productive as I would be on a Windows or Linux based PC that cost half as much.
Don’t believe the propaganda: the Mac makes simple tasks difficult, and complex tasks impossible. If you want to do anything more than surf the web or play your iTunes, steer clear of the Mac.