Out of those two i'd probably go for the macbook purely because it's alot more portable. Baring in mind when moving from home to uni and around various places. Little things like if you don't want to be stuck in your room/where you keep your computer, you can just shift your laptop to the lounge, bed or whatever. The white macbooks are damm nice and i'd defiantly go for that option, baring in mind you'll get it on student discount as well. Apple care especially is only about £50 instead of £200? on education price which is a great deal. I'm not sure about your keyboard and mouse set up. If your mouse works off usb I don't see why it wouldn't? Also if your going away you'll have that portability of looking up things on the net, backing up photos etc. Good choice on the mac anyway, they are just so so good