Sort of revising an old thread here but I figured it might be better than starting a new one....
So for many years I was a Mac Diehard. I defended Apple's little corner of the market until I was blue in the face. Then I left graduate school (circa 2000) and entered corporate America where the PC reigned supreme. I succumbed to the evils that is Windows and have since purchased several Dell PCs. I've consistently had 2 PCs at home and I buy a new one ever 3-4 years when the older one gets long in the tooth (buying a new one every 2 years or so).
Well, I'm looking at getting back into market to get a new computer. For the first time in ages, I'm thinking of getting a Mac. I haven't used one since before OS X debuted (I had a OS 9 as my last version). However, I've grown out of the stage in my life where I was playing a lot of video games. I've a got a PC laptop at work that I can bring home when I need to work from home so there is very little reason for me to actually own a PC. I do a lot of digital photos and make DVDs on my home computer (both of which I can easily do on the Mac). So I'm thinking of taking the plunge (assuming the boss at home agrees). If so, I'll swap out one Dell for a Mac (probably an iMac) and then in a couple years I might completely go PC free and swap out the second.
Anyone have thoughts on the Mac vs PC for a new computer purchase. I hate to keep up two platforms but I think it would only be for a couple years.