Lol at the above, because my DD is going to college in the fall, and though I've always had PCs, we bought her a Mac! My son had one though college, and not one problem. They don't get viruses, and they are as easy to use as PCs. They also have the same software, and they are very lightweight. I also have a Dell laptop that weighs twice what the Mac does, and it is always having problems. Fortunately I can fix them myself, but not everyone can. Thus the Mac for my daughter so she won't be calling home every five minutes!! lol
Good luck!