For 2500 dollars, you're pretty much restricted to the iBook line. I saw just recently our local London Drugs sell an iBook for 1999.00 (which is overall quite cheap, even for brand-name PC's).
A warning, however... I also read complaints (from today's Slashdot) that web browsers running on OS X run noticeably slower than on similar speed PC's. This has to do with the fact that Aqua (the GUI) hasn't been optimized for speed, but rather for stability and compatibility. The fact that much of the software people are running on OS X is not native OSX code doesn't help either. Also take note that iBooks only have G3 processors (500/600 MHz varieties), and since Macs don't come with floppies anymore, so you will have to get a USB floppy drive. So taking into consideration that your average iBook isn't a speed demon, your wife should be quite happy with it. As an aside... I have a PowerMac 7300 with a 450 MHz Sonnet upgrade card... making it roughly equivalent in capabilities as the older iMacs and iBooks. We use it (especially my wife) for mainly word processing and email/web. No complaints (except it doesn't play high bandwidth quicktime trailers or mpeg4 movies very well). Stephen Foster wrote: >My wife uses a laptop at her work and is the only one using a mac. >After years of trying to get her to convert they've finally agreed to >letting her spend up to $2500 on a new mac. Now is the time for all >who wish to spend someone else's money to make appropriate >suggestions. She mainly uses it for word processing and would like it >to handle floppies so she can transfer to our antiquated PM6100 and >its printer appendage. TIA. Stephen > -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
