Min needed to run my music lib on Mac Laptop?

I have lost my iTunes music library (including approx 70 CDs of songs, all 65 subscribed podcasts -- worse, which episodes I have listened to and which I haven't -- as well as all my purchased music and about 35 Audiobooks) twice since I loaded iTunes 5 on my Windows XP laptop. When I looked at the Apple site, I noticed very few (if any) troubleshooting recommendations for Apple computers.
So, as a possible remedy, what is the smallest/cheapest laptop I can get that will manage/hold my music collection, Audible books, keep up with my podcasts and sync everything with my iPods?
I am not familiar with the nomenclature of Macs (iBook, Powerbook, G3, G4, etc.) so any information would be appreciated.
I would like to get out of this cheaply (read - buying less than 'state of the art'), but I don't want to 'shoot myself in the foot' when it comes to functionality (i.e. I don't have 30 minutes for the iPod to sync every day because the CPU is a dog).

Hey Mark,
Well, if money is the biggest thing, then i guess u go for 12" iBook 1.33Ghz....That will cost u $999...though u can also go for a 14" iBook 1.42Ghz....This will cost u $1299...
The major differences will be that u will get a combo drive and a 40Gb hard disk space with the former one, and a super drive along with a 60Gb hard disk space..
See http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/70502/wo/Q14bxxP 96X2n3O5sFNC3bfO7kUE/0.0.15.1.0.6.23.1.1.1.0.0.0.1.0..
And i bet u wouldnt like to invest in a powerbook, which starts from $1499..
PS: YOU CAN GET DISCOUNTS TOO...STUDENT DISCOUNT IS THERE, BUT THE LOCAL VENDORS ALSO SOMETIMES GIVE YOU THE WANTED DISCOUNTS..

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Min needed to run my music lib on a Mac Laptop?

I have lost my iTunes music library (including approx 70 CDs of songs, all 65 subscribed podcasts -- worse, which episodes I have listened to and which I haven't -- as well as all my purchased music and about 35 Audiobooks) twice since I loaded iTunes 5 on my Windows XP laptop. When I looked at the Apple site, I noticed very few (if any) troubleshooting recommendations for Apple computers.
So, as a possible remedy, what is the smallest/cheapest laptop I can get that will manage/hold my music collection, Audible books, keep up with my podcasts and sync everything with my iPods?
I am not familiar with the nomenclature of Macs (iBook, Powerbook, G3, G4, etc.) so any information would be appreciated.
I would like to get out of this cheaply (read - buying less than 'state of the art'), but I don't want to 'shoot myself in the foot' when it comes to functionality (i.e. I don't have 30 minutes for the iPod to sync every day because the CPU is a dog).

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