help for wanting a mac

Now, i would love a mac, iv always thought there far to expensive (well i still do) as i know you can get other laptops that do the same to be honest, but im just wondering, i want to know a few things.
1. whats the difference between the macbook air, macbook pro and imac.
2. is there anywhere i can get one cheaper, (eg refurbished etc).
3. is there anything ican do i cant on a normal laptop ?
4. what apps can i get? i know theres some for macs what are they ?
5.whats the best thing about them lol?
basically just wanting more info and everytime i read up i get bombarded with too much information and get confused.
thanks

philmac said:

1. whats the difference between the macbook air, macbook pro and imac.

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- MacBook Air...laptop, smaller, thinner, lighter
- MacBook Pro...laptop, usually higher performance specs...more display size choices
- iMac...desktop computer

philmac said:

2. is there anywhere i can get one cheaper, (eg refurbished etc).

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e-Bay and Craig's List

philmac said:

3. is there anything ican do i cant on a normal laptop ?

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Isn't a Macintosh laptop a "normal" laptop?

philmac said:

4. what apps can i get? i know theres some for macs what are they ?

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Come on. Apps for the Mac are like words in the dictionary...TOO many to list.

philmac said:

5.whats the best thing about them lol?

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Everybody's reasons are different.

- Nick

see i wouldnt want to buy one off ebay or anything, i meant a refurbished one through apple etc but they seem hardly any cheaper, i fancy the macbook pro but £1000 is a lot of money for a laptop.

philmac said:

see i wouldnt want to buy one off ebay or anything, i meant a refurbished one through apple etc but they seem hardly any cheaper, i fancy the macbook pro but £1000 is a lot of money for a laptop.

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You gotta do...what you gotta do!

If a new or refurbished Macintosh laptop is outside your budget (or you don't consider it a good value)...and you don't want to purchase a less expensive used Mac laptop off e-Bay...then you'll have to continue using a Windows laptop.

- Nick

i know, but how much are the refurbished ones?
i do want one so bad though and i know if i get a 'normal' laptop il regreat it haha, i just want to know you can do a bit more on them than a normal lappy.

philmac said:

i know, but how much are the refurbished ones

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Go to Apple.com's refurbished section. Ahh...what an idea!

- Nick