I suppose when anyone says Mac vs PC that Mac OSx vs Windows is what most people automatically think about.

Mac's. There is nothing I can do on a "PC" that I can't do on a Mac. My Mac runs OSX/XP/Vista (I don't run Vista, but I could).

This means Mac = everything. "PC" = everything but OSX (and OSX is the best part of "everything" :p)

I could go into a hundred reasons why a Mac is better, but the simple fact that a Mac is “PC+more” means it’s better.

For CAD and 3D modeling it is Red Hat all the way if you need the hardcore hardware to go along with it.
Palladin, you probably know this but the widescreen displays are not limitied to mac and neither is extended desktop(more than one monitor).
Criticizing macs for lack of Software is a bit weak there are many suites available for Mac and you can do at least 95% of things you can on a PC on a Mac. that is the important thing the drawback being you have less ways to do that.

 PCs can run OSX as well.

There goes your argument.

The fact is, Macs and PCs are both just a bunch of hardware, and you could tack nearly any OS onto the hardware.

But Macs have locked-in hardware, you can't upgrade it, you can't get a gaming-quality computer cheaply, you can't buy individual parts at all...

So I don't understand why anyone would buy Mac hardware, other than its design.  And let me tell you, I'm not going to spend an extra $1000 to get my PC rig to fit inside my monitor, or be super-thin.

I GLADLY run a big rig with tons of fans, they're not too loud, and they have cool LEDs...it's not the picture of sleek and sexy, but I'm not gonna spend $1000 extra for that. 

Ok, you have $7,700 to spend, build me:

8 core 3.2 Ghz Xeon
2GB ram (Expandable to 36GIG)
4TB Raid system (inside the case) with 1 hour battery backup built in. (and 384MB cache)
4x ATI Radion HD2600 XT cards
802.11n/Bluetooth
Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) interfaces with support for jumbo frames
16x Double-layer DVD writer
Two Firewire 800 and two Firewire 400 ports.

Good luck finding another system that can even do that, let alone for under 8 grand.

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Surprised no one posted this yet.

If you’re a criminal. Not legally.

And I would never buy, personally, a Mac Desktop. They just don't have anything in my market segment. I don't want a screen built in, and I don't want to start out at $2,800. That does not mean if it's what you want, it's a bad deal. It's still very reasonable, it's just targeting an audience that's not you or me.

The Laptop market is where Apple shines in the mainstream. Mainly because it's locked hardware no matter what laptop you buy.

Well hell, laptops are a different story.

I wouldn't ever play games on ANY laptop.

 lol, I was talking about the computers on campus. I don't think there are any widescreen PC's on campus, but every Mac has a widescreen display. 

That system is stupid. The point of building your own rig is to save money and build a rig that can give you the best bang for your buck.

An 8 core 3.2 GHz Xeon is not good for gaming, and it's pointless money down the drain.
I don't use Firewire.
I don't need more than ONE good card, because it's pretty much proven that an 8800 GT alone is better than 2 HD2600XTs, and FOUR is just plain stupid spending.

I have 2 GB ram, Bluetooth, a DVD burner, an HDTV tuner card (where's that on your list), 2 ethernet ports (one on the mobo and one card), 300 GB HD, 22" widescreen LCD monitor, all the rest for a decent gaming rig, and the grand total was $720.

For another $200 I would have one of the best graphics cards on the market, there would be no point to paying any extra, perhaps another $200-$300 for the best possible processor. I wouldn't need to pay anymore for that either.

So, at most, to get my rig to play the most recent games at the MAX settings, I'd have to spend another $500-$600. That brings the grand total to about $1300...I don't know what kind of tool would have a 7 grand budget for a computer.