I've always been into Unix and bought a PowerBook back in 2003 as a capable Unix laptop which also did support the couple commercial apps I was using at the tim

I've always been into Unix and bought a PowerBook back in 2003 as a capable Unix laptop which also did support the couple commercial apps I was using at the time (PhotoShop, MS Office, some graphics apps). Competent out-of-the-box support for displays (had up to two externally hooked up with a PCCard graphics card) and power management, Apple innovations (Expose, Spotlight), plus Unix command line and F/OSS apps was adding to a real great experience at the time. But I don't like Apple's current lineup (no display options/only glossy screens, keyboard sucks IMHO, no port options). More than everything else, I took offense in Apple selling these as "Pro" machines (and at "Pro" prices) when there's really nothing "Pro" about them compared to older PowerBooks with replaceable batteries and RAM, all the ports, etc. What did I miss when going back to Linux (XPS 13, Ubuntu)? Not much really. SketchUp for architectural 3D drawings (though I haven't checked with Wine recently which is an unbelievably capable environment for running Windows apps; back then it did almost work but would crash when attempting to save), general polish (Ubuntu is a bit frugal and ugly vs Mac OS), power management and touch pad as good as Apple's, and a nice shopping and unpacking experience, albeit for a price. Didn't miss iTunes, nor Mac OS's slowness :)