yeah apple laptops are really good quality but if the intention is for windows apps, via virtual PC, just forget it really.
Absolutely. I've been using a Mac since 1989. I'm currently using a two year old iMac and it ran solid for the first year until I installed Virtual PC.
First, the installation process was painful as hell. The installation manual was incorrect as I found out with my one free call to Microsoft to some dude that I could barely understand in Sri Lanka or somewhere.
Second, every time I ran Virtual PC, it crashed my Mac. But what do you expect; after all it is Gatesware.