[Shuie]

ok, serious questions from a fellow Pelican propellorhead.

Im starting to look for a new personal laptop. While my work computer could easily be classified as a weapon, I really dont ask for or need much from my personal computers. Im also not one of those guys that cant figure out how to keep the porn pop-ups and the virus crap off of a windows machine. I know my way around a computer pretty well. My windows machines do what i need them to do, I just feel like Im not getting my moneys worth these days.

My needs are the following for this computer:
(1)must be a smallish laptop since I travel 100% of the time and already carry a work laptop
(2)must be able to get me to the Pelican forums and my other favorite websites
(3)must be able to run a decent mail client, no more outlook for me
(4)must have standard document processing abilities
(5)must be able to handle photos, video, music, and all of the fun computer stuff

Ive been dabbling in LINUX for a few weeks and I actually caught myself eye****ing a iMAC at Comp USA today. Nice little machine. I was a little confused as to why the seemingly comprable G4 was 2x the price, but I admit that i dont know anything about Macs.

so what do you guys think? What do i do for me next laptop?