Macbook!!!

[KenWittlief]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris

Does it have a Core Duo/OSX. The nice thing about the macbook is that its a really powerful machine, You won't be gaming much on the Intel graphics but the processor its self is worth $300. The factor that makes it worth the extra $500 is the functionality of OSX and the lack of spyware/viruses that you get with windows. If you pay for the apple care that machine will last you a good 3-4 years.

My son got a G4 while he was in HS. A few months after the 1 year warranty expired the onboard LAN failed. He used a LAN card to keep it on the network.

A few months later the whole mother board went up in smoke. Id say about 16 months after it was new. Replacement mother board was something like $350 - and thats assuming nothing on the board (processor, memory...) was destroyed when it blew. Its sitting on a shelf in the basement - 50 feet of rope and it will make a nice boat anchor.

That was the last thing we bought from apple. When you buy those extended warranties you are more or less paying for the replacement parts upfront (whether you actually end up needing them or not).