I'm interested in buying my first laptop, and the iBooks are looking nice. I know from the last "should I buy a Mac?" thread that several people here purchased iBooks awhile back, and was wondering how they're holding up. Are they still meeting your expectations? Are you finding good support, 3rd party software development, etc? A couple years ago I would have never considered purchasing a Mac, but now that they have UNIX underneath and the prices have come down, it's at least on my radar.

If I do decide to go the iBook route, are there any good deals now? Is there any particular model to buy or stay away from?