> Anyway, you said you were looking at an 800Mhz model, which places you > squarely in the icebook era. Perhaps look for one with a burner built in, I > imagine it would be handy to make backups of your pictures whilst you are > overseas. The 14" and 12" screens have the same resolution, how good is your > eyesight? I use a 12", and find it quite comfortable to use. I'd just add - that if you get one with a combo drive when you travel you can easily make slide shows using iPhoto for your friends to watch after you leave. On a trip this summer we did that for three of our friends who were all fascinated at how easily I whipped them out! Dan