Up to yr 12 I used Mac's for all my school work, but for my 4-yr undergraduate degree, I used PC with windows OS and microsoft office suite. I know mac's are longer lasting, have better virus protection and all the software is purpose-made for the mac os, but the only thing I really need a laptop for, apart from the internet, is writing a thesis - I want to be able to quickly and easily check the word count, spell check, add footnotes, add references, toggle between various documents, cut and paste quickly, and importantly, to be able to take my work back and forth between the uni PCs and my mac laptop. Is the macbook pro 13" going to provide these options without me having to pay a load more money or learn a heap of new skills?