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[HannibalBarca]

have been lifelong PC user with a custom built computer and an ibook for the last 2 years. No doubt it will raise the ire of many here but I just prefer my PC for innumerable reasons. With Windows 2000 and now XP I rarely (if ever) experience the nightmares that seem to plague so many. For what its worth the mac was supplied to me (by my college, its compulsory to have a laptop) and several people in my class and others have had numerous hardware failures more specifically the hard drive which upon research seemed to be a common problem with this model. The ibook isn't compatible with my mp3 player either but thats not a huge problem.
They seem to be relatively well designed and are certainly the target of less malware and virus writers but whether thats as a result of the OS itself or simply market share remains to be seen.
Haven't seen vista yet and I don't believe in condemning something that I haven't yet seen or is indeed finished. I'm sure you'll be happy with the mac,best of luck.