I used 8 Macs in 20 years, basically one of each processor generation (Macintosh Plus, SE/30, LC II, Performa 475, Power Macintosh 7500/100, G3 beige, G4 @400, iMac G5), with a grand total of 2 hardware failures (1 harddisk, 1 power supply) and repair costs of about 300 $. I still have all of them, except for the LC II. *This is prolly why MCSEs (of all skill levels) average about $40k while the nix admins (ditto) average $70K+ in salary... we can do 3x the work in less time, and don't require as much hardware muscle to get the same jobs done. Basically, you only need 1/3 the staff and 4/5ths the hardware budget to do the same job if the staff is competent. Very interesting. I guess the "Win PCs are less expensive" legend exists because many people (even IT pros) buy a computer like a can of beer: A smaller number on the price tag means a cheaper product.