I'd equate buying a Mac to buying a Porsche..... They are really pretty and 'hip'. It'd be like buying a designer purse.
Sigh. . .this is why I miss the days when us Apple geeks could be out on the fringe all by ourselves. It's too mainstream now, and the mainstream largely refuses to "get it".
"Oh, it costs more, looks nice, and I can't play Half Life? Must be all for show."
Grrrr. . . .
You end up buying this 'macbook' for 1k+, and end up promptly buying $300 worth of Apple brand proprietary overpriced accessories.
Only accessory I bought was the miniDVI to VGA connector. . .$20. . .the nice thing about Apple is that anyone's peripherals will work for it (and most of the time, there's not even any software to install).
if you ever are going to need that Macbook worked on, you're going to have to take it to Trinity, who will charge you up the wazoo to work on it (oh, unless you spend an extra bill on Apple's 'protection plan').
In warranty: all repairs are free. Period.
Out of warranty: If they can fix it in the store, you pay whatever it costs for parts and a cheaper-than-Geeksquad labor charge. If they have to ship it out, it's a flat $280 for all repairs needed to get it back up and running, that are not related to water damage or "obvious abuse".