I have two computers up at college with me, one my 3 year old Toshiba Satellite that I use solely for MS, and the other a brand-new, 3 month old Macbook purchase solely for...well, everything else.
In all honesty the Macbook does everything I need and more. It's the perfect college laptop in that it's ultra-portable, has the best battery life on the market (as far as I could find; this was the biggest issue for me in going between classes since most classrooms don't have individual outlets. The Macbook has a maximum 6 hour battery life, but compared to the HP, Toshiba, and Sony computers I looked at and read reviews of, has the longest lasting battery over the course of the computer life - in other words, the battery retains its 6 hour max capacity years down the line, while others may have that to begin with, and steadily lose that ability within months - so be careful), and runs everything I need with beauty and fast performance. Oh, and the Macbook (as I recently found out) comes with a built-in dual OS mode, so if you want to play MS/WoW, etc., just get a CD with Windows, install it, and then enjoy the ability to choose which OS you work on when you start up the computer.
Pretty cool, huh? XD. Sorry that I sound like an Apple salesperson, but their products wouldn't sell so readily if they weren't great. Now I will be the first to admit that the best commercial computers in the world aren't Apple, by FAR, but at the same time the worst commercial computers available aren't Apple. If you want a good college notebook for taking notes, easy portability, durability, and battery life, go for the Mac.
EDIT: Seeing as you tried your teacher's, yea, I'd say go for it. I know literally DOZENS of Mac users and PC users, and any and all computer complaints I've ever heard all come from the PC side - all I hear is praise for Macbooks.
Oh, and try and see what you can get when you buy the computer. While they have the $1k price tag (and the machine you want with the memory and processor would be closer to 1.4-1.6), college students recently enjoyed receiving a free 8G iPod Touch with the purchase of a new Macbook. There's literally a day that doesn't go by I don't use that iPod; the iPhone and iPod Touches are honestly PDAs and music players, and are worth so much more for what they can do than the price tag they have. On top of all that, when I bought my computer Apple was having a super rebate sale on printers, up to the point where you could get one for free, which I received as well.
So in total I spent ~$1.4k (bought the $200ish Apple Protection Plan as well), and received an amazing computer, a phenomenal PDA/music player, and a $100 3-in-1 printer/copier/scanner. It's probably the best blue-ticket purchase I've ever made.
In all honesty the Macbook does everything I need and more. It's the perfect college laptop in that it's ultra-portable, has the best battery life on the market (as far as I could find; this was the biggest issue for me in going between classes since most classrooms don't have individual outlets. The Macbook has a maximum 6 hour battery life, but compared to the HP, Toshiba, and Sony computers I looked at and read reviews of, has the longest lasting battery over the course of the computer life - in other words, the battery retains its 6 hour max capacity years down the line, while others may have that to begin with, and steadily lose that ability within months - so be careful), and runs everything I need with beauty and fast performance. Oh, and the Macbook (as I recently found out) comes with a built-in dual OS mode, so if you want to play MS/WoW, etc., just get a CD with Windows, install it, and then enjoy the ability to choose which OS you work on when you start up the computer.
Pretty cool, huh? XD. Sorry that I sound like an Apple salesperson, but their products wouldn't sell so readily if they weren't great. Now I will be the first to admit that the best commercial computers in the world aren't Apple, by FAR, but at the same time the worst commercial computers available aren't Apple. If you want a good college notebook for taking notes, easy portability, durability, and battery life, go for the Mac.
EDIT: Seeing as you tried your teacher's, yea, I'd say go for it. I know literally DOZENS of Mac users and PC users, and any and all computer complaints I've ever heard all come from the PC side - all I hear is praise for Macbooks.
Oh, and try and see what you can get when you buy the computer. While they have the $1k price tag (and the machine you want with the memory and processor would be closer to 1.4-1.6), college students recently enjoyed receiving a free 8G iPod Touch with the purchase of a new Macbook. There's literally a day that doesn't go by I don't use that iPod; the iPhone and iPod Touches are honestly PDAs and music players, and are worth so much more for what they can do than the price tag they have. On top of all that, when I bought my computer Apple was having a super rebate sale on printers, up to the point where you could get one for free, which I received as well.
So in total I spent ~$1.4k (bought the $200ish Apple Protection Plan as well), and received an amazing computer, a phenomenal PDA/music player, and a $100 3-in-1 printer/copier/scanner. It's probably the best blue-ticket purchase I've ever made.