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The two most prolific complaints about the new MacBook and MacBook Pro models are abandonment of FireWire entirely on the MacBook, and cutback to just one FireWire 800 port on the MacBook Pro (which is backward compatible with FireWire 400 via an adapter dongle), and the discontinuation of a matte finish display option on the Pro (the MacBook has always has a 13.3' glossy display).

I'm more ambivalent about the matte vs. glossy screen issue. Refurbished old school MacBook Pros are available with either, and I haven't decided which way to jump, but I'm probably leaning toward matte without really strong preference. They both have their strong and weak points, and after all we used to live with glossy glass displays in desktop systems not so long ago and curved-surface ones at that. However, for some folks this is a matter of passionate conviction, and as with FireWire for me, is a deal-breaker that's settled them on grabbing one of the outgoing MacBook Pro models, with some even vowing to never buy a Mac portable with a glossy screen.