tstaheli - 1:23 am on Jul 8, 2004 (gmt 0)

My father purchased me a Mac when I started college and thank goodness he did. It made my educational experience much easier.

Apple offers great educational discounts and being a college student it's nice to get a price break whenever you can. That being said, I would get a 12" powerbook. I've had a couple of ibooks and now have a powerbook, it's made of aircraft aluminum :) Get the warranty, I dropped my Tangerine ibook and paid $800 to get the screen fixed :(

He'll love the performance, power, and portability of the 12" powerbook and impress roomates with it's simplicity.

The software that comes shipped with OS X is perfect for college life, he'll be thankful for Garage Band. Plus he'll be able to download many free/open source apps.

Sticky me if you have any other questions.