I picked up the Macbook Pro today, for $100 less than the 24" Imac ( $1599 vs $1699). They were out of stock on both the 24: Imac and the cinema display but I went ahead and picked up the Pro. I will pick up a display at a later date. My Pro has the matte finish, the glossy just doesn't cut it for work that gets transferred to paper. Now it's going to take me a good week to get everything transferred and my software loaded on it. Rob