The Macbook is great for everyone from the novice to the pro. It's great for starting a business on-line or just playing around on Garage band. This is almost always virus proof so you wont have to worry about that. And if you like Second life- The graphics are fantastic and worth the money you will spend on this top of the line laptop computer. That is only the on-line features- Macbook has word documents that is comparable to the leading PC computer- without being overly confusing. Mac is the every man computer that can turn anyone into an expert overnight.