[stomachmonkey]

Hoping not to get into the which is better debate. I'm sitting here at my Mac 17 inch laptop and right next to it is my HP P4 Notebook.

Both machines are capable of doing the same thing but my primary weapon of choice is the Mac.

For me and most other Mac users it comes down to a preference for user interface.

I prefer the Mac, it's my opinion that the UI is superior allowing me to get more done with less stress making me more productive.

Others will prefer the Windows interface and that's just fine as it's a question of what you like.

Sorry your Mac toasted on you but I've had Windows boxes do the same thing, you got a lemon, it happens. You can't judge the entire product line by that one incident and if they were all like that Apple would have been out of business a long time ago.

So why do I have both? Simple, Microsoft have a nasty habit of taking open industry standards and improving them to the point that they are almost Windows proprietary.

I need the box to test video and web visuals in the environment where they will be viewed the majority of the time.

I currently have a website going up for a client, building it on a the PC in Frontpage so the client can update stuff later on their own.

Pages work fine on the Mac under Mozzilla, Safari, IE, Opera and work fine on the PC under every browser except IE.

So the one place it f's up is under Windows where it was built with another MS product and being viewed by an MS product.

Way to go Bill.