Cry for help!

[muchabstracted]

So I need to replace my computer. Hopefully quickly, as I currently have no access outside of the public library, despite my brother's and chanaleh's help and suggestions in that department. I am having lots of trouble making decisions, and my usual first source for information about computers is out of the state at the moment, so I throw myself on your mercy.

The big question:
I use the computer for word processing and internet, and the occasional use of listening to music. I found it helpful to record my voice, as that has a very occasional use at work, but even that is not too important. Is there any real reason for me to spend the extra several hundred dollars on a Mac, given my salary?

And, uh, are there any extras I should consider?

All thoughts appreciated.

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[muchabstracted.livejournal.com]

Hey, thanks so much for letting me pick your brain this week. After we talked last night, I borrowed some Internet and looked at the web site you sent, and -- while it was weird to feel like a bona-fide, uh, fuddy-duddy -- I decided I just wasn't comfortable with a non-Apple retailer. Fortunately, at that point, I felt like I had gathered enough information from y'all that I could actually go ahead and buy a computer, so I went to the store.

Am so excited to be online again. My hands are no longer twitching from withdrawal.