What can I expect in switching from a PC (Sony Vaio) to Mac laptop?

I plan to purchase a new 14" iBook and use it to take my online classes, as well as archive photos of my artwork. Soon after, I'd like to use it to maintain the website I will be creating.
What sort of transitions or problems might I expect with the switch? The only concern I have is if I will be able to open and send word docs, etc..for my online courses and I'll have problems with that. Is this a valid concern? If so, what would I need to do to make these Microsoft documents (like word, excel, etc) compatible?
Also, is this iBook internet ready out of the box if I am in a hotspot or is it necessary to purchase a wireless card like with PC's?
Thanks in advance for your help!
iBook G4   Mac OS X (10.4)  

Yes, like the others here have said, the iBook is internet-ready out of the box, including a wireless card as well as Ethernet and Modem connectors. Office 2004 for Mac will open and save files just as if you were using them on a PC, and works with all versions of Office. For your photos, the iBook comes with iPhoto, which is a very solid photo management app.
However, since Apple is switching over to Intel processors, you may want to wait, since the iBook is still PowerPC-based, and the new models will probably be much faster than the ones Apple currently sells.

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