PC vs MAC, TELL ME.! Options

[Jghelfi]

okay, i have always been wanting a mac since the first time i used the new Macbook in my 6th period at school, but i have a refurbished old 2001 PC desktop...

can somebody tell me what is good and bad between Macs and PCs..?!

i know that PCs Crash a lot
and that
Macs come with free software in the systems already..

so please somebody carify it for me!

[Uronacid]

I don't think anyone's arguing that a Mac is cheaper than a bargain-basement PC, or that Apple doesn't gouge you on (some) build-to-order options.

I didn't use bargain basement prices I could have gone a lot cheaper with a 5400 RPM HDD... about half as much

Plus Apple gouges on the upgrades for a Mac Mini because you kind of have to upgrade since you're stuck with what you got; the upgrades on, e.g., a Mac Pro are cheaper. I think the Mac Mini is a piece of crap anyway, and wouldn't argue that it's much of a "deal". (Dell has some pretty ridiculous upgrade options though, too. Like, if you want Windows XP instead of Vista on a Dell desktop, you have to pay $150 more. That seems like kind of a rip-off.)

The WinXP "Upgrade" pricing has nothing to do with the manufacturer. -_-

* My point, again, goes back to the earlier post I made. Some people might be perfectly happy with Windows/Linux/whatever. Point is, a computer is more than just specs (and price), and when you buy a Mac, you're buying more than just specs.

There is only one computer form Apple I would even think about purchasing. The 999.99 white MacBook with base specs. That computer has reasonable specs for the cost + pretty OS, but the only reason is because other manufacturers just haven't jumped on board with the NVidia ION platform yet. Apple is the first manufacturer to utilize the ION platform and it nearly slashed prices in half when they used the GeForce 9400 in their lines. :/