Got my 17" SuperDrive/BT/250gb today, added my own RAM to make it a gigabyte.
The screen is gorgeous - at full brightness it's a bit too much for me, and not a single dead pixel. Performance is amazing even on Automatic, I did some little bits of work in iMovie and it just hauls right along.
But there is a problem. It's loud. The fans run pretty much all the time and seem to never shut off again, even if the system is left idle for an hour. Putting it to sleep doesn't make a dent in it either, they start up right away when it wakes up again (even 30mins later). I called Apple about it and they had a "spiel" ready to read to users complaining about fan noise, essentially to the effect that yes, it's a quiet computer, but use makes it hot, there's not much space in there for airflow, and it will turn on the fans to keep from overheating, etc. AppleCare was sort of helpful about it, listened through the phone to the sound and said to keep note of how long it takes for the fans to shut off over the next few days and to call back if they still just keep running. I have an old Beige G3 laying around here that has quieter fans, frankly.
But to be honest, I wish I could hear even the *fans* right now instead of this percussive giant-rain-droplet crap from what's left of the hurricane. Folks in Florida have all my sympathy, I can't even stand the feeble aftermath of these storms let alone imagine what the full fury must be like.
WHOA, the fans just shut off, finally, on their own. That's a good sign.
