Should I buy a Mac or a PC?

Originally Posted by squirrel

I guess you don't get the whole "playing with your computer hardware" thing.

I completely understand the joys of playing around with it, but here's my point: Take a car metaphor. Do you really want to spend time rooting under the hood of your daily driver? What if you break something? Why not have a nice reliable car, and spend time under the hood of the weekend mobile?

Computers are like cars for me. The mac is some shiny european car: Harder to work on the hardware, don't break down too often, and a bit more expensive as a result. But boy oh boy do they drive nicely.