I just got a Macbook myself. It has the 2.2 ghz , and I upgraded to 4 gigs of RAM. So far I love it. It does take some getting used to, but once you figure out where stuff is its great. I would put OSX on par with XP. Its a huge step up from Vista in every way. With the cost you stated I would think yours will come with one gig of RAM, so I would recommend boosting the RAM yourself.