Apple's new 24" flat panel display has begun to ship, and it only works with Apple's line of newer laptops. This might seem puzzling, but Apple's sales of laptops (as well as other computer makers) has exceeded the sales of desktop computers for some time. The Apple display is a dock for the laptop, with built in power connector to charge the laptop, a mini video connector, and a built in Web cam and speakers. So with a minimum of fuss, you can have a big screen, power, and good audio with a relatively low cost laptop. For many people, at home and at work, this is good enough.