Is a Mac Book a good investment for a college student?

[TexasHusker]

This is exactly why we finally got my mom a MacBook. She had a couple of PC laptops before that and no matter how often I worked on them, she just as quickly got them screwed up beyond belief. Once I had to have a tech friend wipe it clean and reinstall everything because I couldn't get it fixed myself.

I have had this happen to all my laptops. They get slow, bogged down, bugs, viruses, you name it. Places want big bucks to clean them up, and before you know it you're right back where you started.

I have a stack of 5 laptops in my closet - each lasted about 2 years until it was more trouble than it was worth and I just went and bought another.