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For work? Unless you are in advertising/marketing, a PC is the only real choice. Most of the programs I use for work simply aren't availble for the Mac.

For home? I'd say its a toss up. If you're a gamer, PC, hands down. PC versions of games are out earlier, are usually better, and much of the better hardware for the latest games is only available for PCs. If you do media stuff, Mac.

Much of the "fiddling" with PCs I consider customization that just isn't possible on Macs. I work on PCs all day, I have two at home also.