I finally got around to replacing my 5 year old MacBook pro with a brand new MacBook Pro with Retina Display. The new machine is maxed out with 16GB RAM and a 256GB SSD. The thing boots in just a few seconds and wakes from sleep instantly. Compared to my old computer, the drive is twice as big and is SSD instead of a 5400 RPM ATA drive. It also has 4x the RAM.
The Retina Display is very nice and makes my 20" Apple Cinema Display look like crap. The attached image shows this website in the iPad with Retina Display simulator, actual pixel for pixel (it doesn't quite fit in portrait).
Gaila ended up with my old MBP to replace her Aluminum PowerBook G4.
Here's to another 5 years.