> I have an opportunity that I need some help with. Here are the two > computers I could buy: > > 15" Powerbook (1+ year old, no extended Applecare) > etc... > or brand new: > > 12" iBook > etc... In your shoes, I'd go with the PowerBook & perhaps resell the Office software. The PowerBook has more opportunities for expansion over time. Now if there are other circumstances in play, such as a need to live out of a suitcase, the iBook might be the better choice. -- Larry Kollar k o l l a r @ a l l t e l . n e t "The hardest part of all this is the part that requires thinking." -- Paul Tyson, on xml-doc