Dave Winer has been complaining for weeks about his new MacBook randomly shutting down. Leo, Merlin, Alex and the gang over at MacBreak Weekly have been talking about mooing. Apparently the MacBook Pro doesn't have these problems. I'm glad I spent the extra dough.
Scripting News: 9/27/2006 Random Shutdowns
“Affected MacBooks span the serial number range 4H617-4H635.”

I like the bigger screen and the lighted keyboard. Glossy screen is a plus, but you can get that on the small one. I also wanted a video card so I can do video stuff, so that's a nice perk and it was the deal maker for me. I don't know if I'll ever use the ExpressCard/34 slot, but we'll see. Maybe an EVDO card or some GPS fun...