Normally I don't get involved on a Mac vs PC debate because I find Mac people to be a little nuts.

First thing to realize from Mac people is that they spent 4X the amount you did for an equivalent PC that runs a weaker OS than Windows 7. No one wants to feel stupid, so of course they are going to defend their purchase.

I have been doing Graphic Design for nearly a decade, and let me tell you, the PC is way better. It is now common knowledge that PC's run GD software much more fluent than a Mac. Also take into account that a Mac cannot multi-task very well. Also, the OS has severe limitations that get tiring and annoying. If all you want t do is listen to music, look at pictures and surf the net, you are golden (unless you want to multi-task them well).

For a comparison, I had an acer notebook with an old 1.5ghz AMD X2 processor, 1gb of ram and x1200 video card. It screams compared to a mac mini with 1.8ghz intel dual core, with 2gb of ram and a better video card. My notebook was also running windows vista at the time, where as the mac is running snow leopard.

Also, as per the flash debate on Mac OSX, bare in mind that Apple would NOT ALLOW ADOBE TO USE HARDWARE ACCELERATION. Thats OSX's fault, not Adobe.

So please Mac people, I know you want to justify your purchase, but don't screw some guy over just because you made a mistake. We all deserve a good product. If you want to use an OS that is weak in terms of multi-tasking and functionality, but has the look of an OS you like, thats fine. But I like having maximized windows on my Windows operating system. I don't like the messy desktop of a mac. I also only want 1 task bar, not a cluttered desktop with 2 of them like on the mac.

Want to see how crazy mac people are? Head on over to the forums at macrumors.com There are some crazies there that make statements like Jobs sends the police after people to break there door down, as if hes in charge. Or that he is a scary guy who will ruin your life. Hes such a genius blah blah blah.

I still use a mac, I also have an iphone which I kind of like (I am on my third one due to cracks, and now the latest one the speaker died, been treated like gold). I also use an HP desktop and an Alienware M17 notebook. Im telling you through experience, please, dont let the marketing machine that is Apple blind you into making a poor purchase. Want a good notebook? Get a Dell Studio, or one from Asus' lineup. Research and learn, please.