[techweenie]

The garbage e-mails are a function of the Internet and scumbags who exploit it. The platform won't make a difference.

If you want a computer that you don't have to add a lot of little programs to, and one that will not fall victim to some of the more destructive and devious worms, viruses etc. (some are even buried in jpgs now), get a Mac.

I have both platforms, but I just have the Dell to run games I can't get on a Mac. And even though I hardly use it, it's given me far more problems than the Mac I use 10 hours a day.