Wow, I'm surprised that I'm the only strictly Mac user here. I did once have an old Gateway desktop in addition to my Macs, but when I moved to college I just held on to my PowerBook. If you're really sincere about not playing games, you can go for it- if you think you might want to be able to play most computer games I'd think about it, because it really does not have the game support that you can find in a PC (obvious, everyone will say this anyway). Otherwise, a Mac would be a-okay for the sort of things you want to do. For low-end "everyday" sort of photo editing (crop, remove redeye, etc) the Mac comes with the nice easy-to-use (at least in my opinion) iPhoto. I mean, all the "basics" you would want are on there, as long as you're willing to spring for the price.
As someone who would often call herself a "Mac person," it's a bit hard for me to say this, but the direction Mac has seemed to take with their products is to create a lifestyle image and have products that are "appliances" in a way. More like, I believe the Mac is no longer a computer for a computing enthusiast, it is more an appliance that can be used to check email, etc, and looks nice on your desk. I am not saying this necessarily as a bad thing. There is clearly a niche in the market that Apple has filled, they have filled it well, and it has definitely been a good business strategy for a company that was floundering for a long time.
Heh, sorry for that long rant. Also, the black MacBook has a larger hard drive. Sure, most people are going to buy it because of color preference.. but I just thought I'd get that out there.
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