Well, for fear of turning this into a Mac/PC flame^H^H^H^H^Hfunfest, I ought to point out that there's more to a Mac than just style and cost.

I've had the opportunity to have worked professionally on PCs running Windows, Macintoshes, PCs running Linux, and various commercial Unix offerings on their hardware.  Oddly enough the time I felt most productive and enjoyed the experience the most was when I was on a Mac.  And that was MacOS 7.x, when they were slow and had cooperative multitasking.

I think the reason that this issue (Mac vs PC) has such a wide variety of opinions has more to do with what people value in their computing experience.  Some don't care about the decor and want a inexpensive, utilitarian environment.  Others are the opposite.  Others have even more different opinions.

Anyhow, I've always enjoyed Macintoshes (and I don't even own one right now).  I also enjoy spending a bit more money for Sony televisions.  Yes, I could have gotten a Toshiba TALEN for much less, but the fit and finish and the overall quality of the experience on my Sony is better, and for _me_ it was worth it to spend more money to get it.

I'm sure others are different.
Jeffrey.