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Steady. :blush: To keep all the bits in the right order, try getting a large dozen size egg carton or 2 and label each egg space for each stage on the ifixit. It's then a lot easier to follow the instructions back to putting it back together keeping all the screws and bits separate.

Have you thought about buying a 'Not Working / Spares Repair' macbook from ebay and trying the replacement yourself? http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Core+2+Duo+Display+Replacement/536 It sounds a ball ache, but take your time, and get the right tools, and it's actually not too difficult...

Quite clearly the Air looking at those prices! :thumbsup:

My kids still my old PowerBook G4 from about 12 years ago, which doesn't do Flash, but they surf the web, and do homework on it etc. Still a decent enough machine to be honest. Not that the OP will want one of those, but that is the longevity you get as you've said.

Are Mac's expensive? I bought a MacBookPro at the end of 2006, and 7 years later it is still a superb machine. It's an intelcore2duo 2.4ghz, max'd out with 6GB RAM, and it still handles Photoshop, InDesign, Web design, video very well. My wife uses it now, and I have a newer 2011 MacBookPro...