Quote - > Quote - > Quote - All I´m saying is that if you own a PC and are used to it, there is absolutely no benefit in buying a MAC.

Well, No, I read your screed and that's not all you were saying.
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hehehe  okay, maybe not but who can blame an old PC user to shoot some bullets at the MAC elite ;)

I was once a Mac person all the way. That might have had something to do with the fact that at the time, all there was for a PC OS was Windows 3.1 (which drove me nuts no end). As a Mac user then, I just could not for the life of me understand WHY I couldn't drag something from one window to another in 3.1. You could with the Mac OS at the time (OS 7 IIRC). Anyway, as the years went by, and especially since Windows XP, I haven't seen the need to stick strictly to a Mac, especially when there are cheaper alternatives (PCs). However, it all boils down to personal preference. I'm sure not gonna be a total Mac snob and I won't be a PC snob either. Both have their pros and cons. It's up to the buyer to weigh according to their own personal tastes and needs. In the end, one can ask for all the opinions they can find, but in the end, will end up doing what they want anyway, no matter what anyone else says ;o).

Here's my main gripe with a PC (and don't get me wrong, I have a PC and I like it): Before Mac OS 10 came along, the earlier versions of Mac OS (bless em) installed a program to (imagine this), one folder on the hard drive. The folder containing the actual program. Windows on the other hand, splatters every program I install in little bits and pieces all over my hard drive and most installers are not nice enough to completely clean up after themselves. I wish I could say that was due to gremlins, but alas, it's a nasty function of the OS. That being said, now that Mac OS is based on FreeBSD, it's not as friendly with it's installation files, and while not being nearly as unmannerly as Windows, is not quite as polite as the old Mac OS versions.

Other than that, I have no problems either with the operation of my PC or the maintenance thereof. But then again, I didn't have a problem with my Mac at work either. I actually like being able to use and troubleshoot both because I know them both well. Makes me more well-rounded ;o).

Laurie