Macs

[dnos]

I think macs are great to use, I've had two now. Very easy and they just work. Hardly any issues with crashing or viruses.
Of course there isn't the same amount of software available but sounds like what you want it for, there are some very good ones.
As said above as long as you don't want to play lots of games, then I think what your looking at will suit you fine. Are you really looking at two computers??? Would seem a better idea to combine that money on a better laptop?

[Disco Dan]

macs are fantastic! everything is easy to use and simple!

Windows? everything is made so much more complicated than it needs to be...

Once you buy a mac yourll never go back!! hahaha

They do need more RAM than a field of sheep to run at their best.

i love the wide screen display, i can have msn, safari and mail all in front of me, while listening to iTunes... BLISS

[bobsmith]

i prefer the more difficult hands on approach. [/url]

If you really like the hands on approach.

Get a decent PC, get the latest slackware dist with all source code, then start recompiling everything for your system.

Now, that's "hands on"

[Ghost Lemur]

In the agency where I have desk space, I still get the IT geeks saying' "Oh dear, it's a Mac..." though.

Then they're not a geek. Any IT geek worthy of the name recognises that there are different solutions for different requirements. Macs perfectly fill there roll. I'd love to add one next to my Linux box for my multimedia creation requirements.

[ceebie13]

Then they're not a geek. Any IT geek worthy of the name recognises that there are different solutions for different requirements.

You are right GL, the guys I was referring to ran a mile when confronted with a Mac. And more often than not they had this typical PC users blinkered view that Macs are crap! Bit like Harley riders views on anything other than a Harley.

[riffer]

Not an unusual event.

I provide Mac IT Support at work.