Well, I have been avoiding entering into this discussion because I have only used a mac once (very briefly, I remember looking at it trying to find the little window with all the programs in it) But I have to say that maybe it would be a good idea to keep the mac you have, at the same time save for a PC so you will have both. It is a possibility that in the future Macs will go the way of the Beta VCR (don't flame me, it could happen). My bro-in-law just bought a complete system for $400 after rebates, so it's not that bad of a bite to the pocketbook. BTW, he got a 17 in. monitor ($100), eMachine with a 900 mhz celeron, 20gig HD and 128 mb memery ($225), and a printer ($75). I know this is not the top of the line machine (better than mine though) but does show the fesability of having both.