My fiancee needed a new PC.  Her old desktop was constantly blue screening and she wanted a laptop.  I would of liked to get her a tablet but she wasn't too patient with the writing on the TIP.  So what did I end up getting her?  A brand new shiny black MacBook.  That's right, we are proud new Mac owners.  Why did I end up deciding to get a Mac?  Well, first off, she isn't really that patient with computers and she probably couldn't get a job in an IT department anytime soon.  So I wanted to get something that was very easy to work with.  That's the Mac.  She only needs a computer to access the internet, email, and Office applications.  I installed Office for Mac, setup her email in Entourage, and she can use Safari.  I also wanted to get a Mac to test some of the web apps that I am building on Safari.  Finally, I wanted a good deal for my money.  For $1499, we got a dual core laptop with 512 megs of RAM.  Plenty for her and pretty fast for any laptop, especially for the price.

I have to say that I am really impressed with the Mac.  Everything from the packaging to the easy setup is impressive.  It is very fast and nice to look at.  It has froze up a couple of times already so it is not as perfect as those Apple comercials would like to have you believe.  I would recommend this to anyone who has the same requirements.  Now if Apple will just hurry up and release that tablet.