My father (retired EE who spent most of his career working with computers and codes) is a big MAC proponent. What I find interesting is listening to his long list of operating system upgrades and hardware problems. I would say that in the past 10 years, his down time and software/operating system/hardware problems has been far greater then mine has been on my PCs. My conclusion is that MACs are an interesting option for some people with specific needs but are not more or less reliable, easy to use, or better built compared to my personal inventory of Gateway/Quantex/Dell PCs.

Martin