Originally Posted by nap

Pricing is one of the major aspects that I'm looking at but from what I have read Macs last a very long time.

Right now I'm looking at the low end iBook, with my student discount the retail is $899.00 which isn't that bad.
1.2GHz PowerPC G4
512K L2 cache @ 1.2GHz
12-inch TFT Display
1024x768 resolution
256MB DDR266 SDRAM
30GB Ultra ATA drive
CD-ROM
ATI Mobility Radeon 9200
32MB DDR video memory
AirPort Extreme ready

I was going to add a bluetooth modem as well as more memory.