[quote=ucodegen]I agree with the comments on Apple. Nice.. but.. In addition, if you are going to play computer games or software from other vendors, your selection under Apple is going to be smaller.
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That was true years ago but is becoming less so as time goes on. Most major software nowadays is compatible with OSX, and if not, you can boot your machine into XP or Vista via Parallels to run whatever your heart desires.