Gah, so much hating. When you compare Mac laptops to PC laptops with similar specs, especially in the iBook range, they're not that expensive. In fact, an iBook will usually set you back less.
Game-wise, they're adequate. More and more top games are getting here, especially with the support of Epic, ID and Blizzard. UT2004 is a simultaneous release. It kinda shows what confidence Epic have when they reveal the first playable version of UT2004 on a Mac. Seriously, though, if you buy a laptop for gaming, you deserve a huge slap.
DivX movies are easily playable with the download of one (1) codec. Took me about 3 minutes to find, and 2 minutes to get running. No drama. In fact, to save you the trouble, you can get it
http://www.divx.com/divx/mac/] here [/url]. BF1942 never got here for the simple reason that the guys who made it are asshats and don't want any 3rd parties seeing their (probably crappy) source code.
Redjake, my four year old G4 opens Adobe Premiere in 18 seconds. The computers at school, all replaced this year, take around 3 minutes. iMacs are not built for speed, neither are school PC's. Although, I'd like to see any PC running 26 apps simultaneously. With no slowdown.