Help! worth getting mac laptop in US?? which one??

[britishbulldog]

I've always had PCs, but I need a new laptop and am wondering about a Mac. DH is going to the States soon, so I could get one from there - but is it a good idea? It looks like it'll be a fair bit cheaper, but will it be more hassle than it's worth?
And then the more fundamental question: is it worth going for a mac anyway?? Help!!!

The one for kettles and desktop PCs has a variant sometimes called Mickey Mouse (because the cross-section is made up of three circles, in a kind of triangle, a bit like the head and two round ears of the cartoon Mouse). Far less common and a pain if you need that one and don't have it, when trying to describe it!

thanks so much all for help. dh was sucked in by the apple plug so did get that in the end ('it's so neat and well designed'...) really really grateful for all ideas and advice.