Ornlu: "#1 - Cd drive storage is used for backup only...you don't put files you need to access on them." Says who? A cd drive has more uses then simple backup. I put stuff on CD's that I access all the time. Photos for one, MP3's for two, and even some, "run a few times a year", maintenance programs that I can boot from... Macs may not be easier to use, though most people that switch from PC say they are. But if they are not easier to use they are easier to maintain, no question about it. First when you install an app on the PC, you usually have to use a setup application that copies the app and a bazillion other files all over your hard drive, including the System directory, and others. On a Mac you usually just drag and copy the app to any folder you want. Want to remove an app on the PC? You have to use the uninstaller, otherwise it is very likely you will get many many error messages the next time you boot up. Don't just erase a programs folder on XP, as this does not get rid of the system files that were installed, nor does it get rid of the many many registry entries that were added. Macs do not have a registry nor need one. Want to delete an app on a Mac? Usually you just have to drag its folder to the trash. As was already pointed out, you won't find blaster on your Mac. Nope, you are not going to get a virus just for being connected to the internet like you will on an unpatched XP system. Last time I did an install of XP for a client, I think it took us over an hour just to download and install the over 55 patches and security fixes, this with a DSL connection. Anyway, I own several PC's and a Mac. I also build PC's as a business and if it were not for the PC, I would not have a job. However the Mac has clear advantages to the PC and should be considered by anyone thinking about a new computer purchase. Of course if you are mainly into games, you have to have a PC as games on the Mac lag behind the PC considerably. If I were to buy a new Mac right now, I would hold off until February when apple releases the second revision of the G5. They are rumored to start at 2.2Ghz and go to 2.8. This is within Q1 2004 Also OSX is awesome and it is really Unix for the rest of us. I have been running it since the betas in 2000 and I am still amazed to this day at how many cool things you can do with an OS based on Unix. Mac it up! Just my thoughts...