Just read a post on the new Retina MPB to buy or not to buy , ...we just happen to be at the beginning of a transition of the Mac into its next phase. In some ways, this is a mid-life crisis. and Robert Scoble's Facebook post on touch screen devices. Looking at my life and that of my coworkers I'm seeing less and less of a reason to stick with a traditional laptop. I'm also very certain that this is the transition period for computing devices. Transitions from traditional laptops to ultra-portable high performance touchscreen devices. High Performance Computing Notebook Looking at the new MBP : Ultra-portable - 0.71", 2kg 512GB flash storage You can almost anything on-the-go with this new notebook - compile source codes, render HD videos, or even play games. It would be hard to imagine any would still get an iMac, unless you are going for serious 3D/HD graphics rendering with 16GB RAM and SSDs. Looking at the trend, I couldn't agree more ...