I'm using iBook G4 1.07 Ghz which was bought 2 years+ ago. It took me approximately a month to really grasp the entire system and utilise the functions but since then it was a breeze.

I'm an engineering student so the downside of having a Mac as your primary laptop is that you can't do your programming stuff on MacOS. Circuit diagram & AutoCAD files that has to be compatible with your uni PC computers... No choice. Industrial training that uses software that only support Windows... No choice.

IF you're not an engineering student, I don't see why you shouldn't go for a macbook. It's extremely stable I must say. I have never shut-down my iBook since I bought it. If I don't need it I just shut the top lid. When I want to use it, I open the lid and the mac is instantly usable. Totally hassle free.

Of course, if you are the person that gets annoyed at people constantly coming to you and ask this question: "Eh, Mac good ah?" then I suggest you stay away from it to avoid the attention. Lol...