I echo the vote for the Mac. My son, who's a PC/computer geek par excellence, teases me about this, but my macs have never had any problems with them and he's always having to fuss with his, what with viruses and Microsoft instability issues. As the technology improves, the systems are seeming to become more and more transparent to each other. However, if you're also a heavy gamer, you might want a PC. Dollar for dollar, my vote goes for the new dual-processor Macs! Kathy G