I didn't buy a new laptop. I bought a iMac instead.
Here's a condensed review:
The aluminum construction seems more solid than the all plastic construction of my MacBook. It looks really nice and doesn't show finger prints, smudges from skin oil, or scratches like that damn shiny plastic does!
I like the compact size and lack of clutter. The stand is well designed. I can adjust the screen easily and have no concern about the computer tipping or falling over.
The keyboard is aluminum as well and does the job; however, the USB ports are difficult to use. I'm forced to lift the keyboard off my desk when I want to plug a USB connection into it.
The mouse does the job; however I don't care for the scroll ball nor the shiny plastic construction. The little scroll ball is too small, makes an annoying noise, and will stop working frequently. Isopropyl alcohol rubbed on the scroll ball will fix it. I suppose the scroll ball mechanism is very sensitive to skin oil. The shiny plastic construction is extremely easy to scratch and shows finger prints and smudges from skin oil.
I do like how the whole mouse is a button. That's pretty cool.
The remote control is cool, but it has that damn shiny plastic. It's covered in finger prints, smudges, and scratches too
The LCD screen is beautiful. I got the "smaller" one and after using the 13 inch screen on my MacBook, this screen looks amazing. The brightness is about 3 times as bright as my MacBook.
And, yes, I did buy the AppleCare warranty
If I could buy a non Apple computer with Mac OS X I would, but I can't. So because I really enjoy using OS X and many of Apple's other software programs, this is the best I can get in my opinion.
I do understand that there are hacks and at least one company trying to stand up to Apple, but it's something that Apple is working against, so trying to use a non Apple computer isn't good long term solution in my opinion.