reasons to buy a mac

I know, I know I'm probably just obsessed about my machine, but I thought i would remind people of the advantages of mac vs. PC cause we've all waited way too long for Garit's post. So here's some of my opinions.
1. this is vain, but let's face it, mac's are just better looking than any PC I've ever seen.
2. it takes an idiot way less time to be able to work a mac than a PC (trust me I'm now in I.T. at work and we've tested it, on many individuals)
3. the simple fact that when you turn it on, it works, and if for some odd reason you have an issue, simply restart and the problem is typically solved (unless you loaded something wrong, in that case it's pilot error and you would get the same results as a PC)
4. less viruses!
5. no spyware needed
6. smart programs. I need to expound on that, It seems that mac designs programs so well and so beautifully that everyone is trying to copy them, Windows, linux, and yet as we all no, a copy is never better than the real thing.
7. no longer do I need to think like the computer for it to work for me, now it thinks like me.
8. Drag and drop baby, drag and drop
9. less crashes. I work on both a PC and a mac, both have almost the same specs. Actually my mac is only a 2.2 ghz processor and 2 gigs of ram, my PC here at work is a 2.3 ghz and has 4 gigs of ram, all I really do on it is write HTML code, which is one of many thing I do on my Mac, my mac has yet to crash. on my PC (which is a little over 4 months old, the mac 8 months old) has given me the blue screen of death more times than I can count.
10. more green. This one if for all of you hippy's out there. we have pulled apart a little older imac to clean it out just as I do with the PC's here. I was curious so I pulled out my multi-meter. The mac uses almost 3/4th of the energy the PC uses. smile, cause mac is killing less trees and penguins.
11. Mac's want to play. I can remember using a PC to try to edit video, and frankly I wound up having to use 3 programs for what I can do in just one on the Mac. I used adobe premire on the PC and now I use final cut. Final cut seems to like people and wants to help a friend in need. Premire seems to be a little snooty and self centered.
12. simple, they're simple machines. my mom can barely turn on a computer and yet on my mac she has successfully edited her own slide shows and movies.
13. Prestige, no one will be impressed by a PC lap top, but that friendly little apple icon makes everyone ooh and awe and even ask, "Is that a mac?"
14. Cnet.com loves macs and so should you!

Ok time to give some down sides.
1. they don't have as many programs or games as PC. but this could be a good thing. see PC programs come from, well anywhere, Mac's all come from apple. The nice thing is apple can make sure it works right.
2. less customizable. It's true, you can customize your PC to no end it seems, mac limits that.
3. Price, ouch mac's cost a lot. But remember you get what you pay for.
4. some times dumb people buy macs when they only want to use the internet and some word based program than they complain that they wasted money and could have paid less for a PC that does the same thing. that's true, any computer made in the past 10 years can do that. if that's all you want to do, I'd recomend a few locations to find a computer for your needs, D.I, ebay, salvation army, dumpsters, dark ally ways, your neighbors basement, etc

In closing, my opinion, as a person who works with both, using a mac after attempting a PC is like taking a breath of fresh air. so Garit, I'm sure we'd all like to hear what you have to say about this.