<p>The myNotebook program is providing an insanely good notebook for less than 2000 dollars. It should be a no-brainer. I’m writing this on my G5 iMac and I’m going to be getting the ThinkPad just because its such a good deal. If you get a mac laptop and it breaks you’ll probably end up having to send it to apple to get it fixed and it might not even be covered under the warranty, not to mention that some programs required for classes could be Windows only. If you go mac, you’ll be paying more for not as much laptop or service. XP Professional is a very stable operating system and Vista is supposed to come out this year so an upgrade to that will provide an even more pleasant experience.</p>