Apple Computer Advice!?

I'm interested in buying a new laptop, Mac or Windows and was told that Windows was better as software for Mac is more expensive! This is for personal use and would like opinions as of what to go for in terms of a Macbook or a laptop around 拢800?Apple Computer Advice!?
If you think like a business man, it all comes down to


TCO: Total Cost of Ownership.





If you knew nothing about computers and didn't have


people around to help you, then the Mac is an obvious


choice. Although it may initially be more expensive,


it is simpler to use, more reliable and requires fewer


complex administrative tasks. Since administration


and your time cost money, the ultimte cost of the


machine is less than its Windows counterpart.





If you have been using Windows for years and everybody


around you has been using Windows, the costs of


doing something different from everyone else may


exceed the gain.





However, in my experience, once people have been


given an opportunity to really try both operating systems,


they end up being Mac users and happily pay the


initial expense.





Recently, with Macs running on Intel hardware, you


can run VMWare and actually run both side by side


AT THE SAME TIME, giving you the best of both


worlds. If an application is available only for Windows,


you simply run it on your virtual machine, otherwise


you run it on your Mac desktop.





However, if you only want to look at initial investment


and are not interested in how you will feel about the


machine in a year, yes, Mac hardware is more


expensive per byte of RAM or CPU clock cycle.


However, after a year, if you want to sell that machine...


Well, Macs do hold their re-sale value far better than


Windows machines.





I've been in the computer industry for 30 years


and (for job reasons) primarily use Linux. I have


access to both Windows and MacOS. Indeed


I have administered more Windows networks


than MacOS networks.





There is no doubt in mind that for most casual


use, MacOS is superior in EVERY way except


compatibility with Windows to Windows.





Interestingly, a lot of companies that had Macs,


initially gave them up to reduce administrative


costs by becoming a single operating system


house. Companies just starting out and


deciding what their I.T. strategy should be


chose Windows because initially it was


cheaper. I have *YET* to see a site do


this where MANAGEMENT had significant


exposure to MacOS.





That is, the managers who make these


decisions have no real exposure to MacOS


so they base their decisions purely on


the size of the marketbase and initial costs.





As Microsoft licensing gets more and more


out of control and they take more and more of


beating for reliability problems, the decision


to go with MacOS or Linux is becoming


more common. That is, although the


Windows market is growing, as a percentage


of the total computer market, it is shrinking.





Most Windows users have worked on Windows


only. Most MacOS users have worked on both


Windows and MacOS. Given exposure to


both, why do you suppose they choose MacOS?Apple Computer Advice!?
well, i'd go for a mac, here is why:


1. when you buy a mac, it comes pre-loaded with all the software you need-itunes, iphoto, iwork, quicktime,


etc. not like windows, xp at least.





2.my mac never crashed, it never froze, never got a virus


some apps do freeze though, but only that app quits and your


system is not affected





3.no drivers hunt everything works with usb and firewire





4.if your considering vista, it has no new features


except that ';flip 3d'; which i woudnt use, why ?


because ';expouse'; is better, while at vista you have to go


into flip and wait till it loades and then scroll through the windows which you can only see one at a time


but in a mac all i do is move the mouse to a hot corner


and all windows are there to see and choose from one-click





4.why am i talking?


go to apple's site :





http://www.apple.com/macosx/tiger/





its a real os, and you get a stylish laptop that you can show-off.
heres the thing i got a mac about 5 months ago it is expensive but the new ones can now run windows on there witch is nice but mac is made for professionals meaning its mainly good for editing things, graphic designs, video, and photos but when it come down to prices u should go with the windows