I brought a macbook just after crimbo, for my graphic degree, using it for the whole Adobe Creative suite, runs better than the brand new imac's which we have at college. They are lush machines, easy to use quick. I got the 2gb of ram with the faster processor and it runs a dream. Deffs recommend getting one, but if you could afford it the macbook pro would be even better i guess. I got applecare for an extra 40quid, instead of the 100 odd it usually is, which is sweet plus i got a free 60quid printer. Id wait a lil while see if any more deals come along. Id ring up apple though and get student discount, think i got around 15-20% off which saved me about 100 quid, so kinda payed for the extra ram, but you can pick up ram uber cheap these days so you'd be better off fitting it yourself, which is a piece of piss.