$8000+ in games? Do you ever get out of your mom's basement? Just tell me which one of these things plays Madden the best.

I liked the part where there was fighting and stuff. That was pretty cool.

Not sure what the specs are exactly, but isn't 2000 Euros kind of steep?

iPhones get you hot chicks. Just look look at the photo. I'm going to get in line right now so I can be supercool and score hot chicks as soon as it comes out. Maybe I'll get a perm too.

Well, no that's not true. I was talking about the Thinkpads that are relatively similar in size and weight (I don't know of any 17" Thinkpads). The new T61 has a 2.4GHz T7700 processor on the Santa Rosa platform with FSB800, discrete Nvidia graphics, 2GB and a 7200 rpm hard drive as reviewed by PC Magazine. It's one of the fastest notebooks that they have reviewed, and by all reports it runs really cool. These are not low power cheap components, they are the fastest currently on the market, faster than anything used in any Macbooks as I understand it.

From a size standpoint, it has a 1440x900 14.1" screen, 1.1" thick and weighs about 5 pounds. It's not identical to the Macbook with 13.3" screen, but it's pretty close - with much higher performance (at least until the new Macbooks come out).

I don't believe it is a difference in the conductivity of the materials - the temperature differences are measured on the surface as well as in the core. I believe the reason why Macbooks have such loud fans, and must run them so long, is in fact because they do not conduct the heat out of the core effectively.

So, I don't believe it is any of the things mentioned. The case is not much larger (the 12.1" Lenovos run really cool as well), the components are the highest performance currently on the market and it's not a conductivity issue because the Macbooks are 30+ degrees hotter both inside and out. I don't believe any of the explanations thus far make sense.

Are they making it run any cooler? The heat is really annoying, but the loud fan makes it a non-starter for most business settings. How come Lenovo can make Thinkpads that are similar in size and weight run 30 degrees cooler? C'mon.

Seriously. She's 13, she won $25k; that's a reason to make fun of her? OK Mr. Ziegler smartypants, what's an alternative way someone for that age to make some coin? Quit being so bitter.

And what's with that last part about roller skates? She used the appropriate tool for the task. I don't carry a full-sized keyboard around in my pocket and I don't spend all day locked away in my mom's basement. Sometimes, when I'm out, it's nice to be able to send a message from a pocket device. Moron.

M-O-R-O-N

For the language challenged, predecessor means something that came earlier. Why would anyone be waiting for a predecessor?

3G is critical - I hope they add it. There something else that is critical for me - a keyboard. This looks like a great device for people who need a media player/phone combo, but the lack of a keyboard makes it a no-sale for me. Music is nice, but being able to type emails is the "killer" function.