Most people I know in the Python universe bought Macs because for the past 5-6 years other PC makers would have hundreds of models and one or two decent ones...

Most people I know in the Python universe bought Macs because for the past 5-6 years other PC makers would have hundreds of models and one or two decent ones... and those are usually special order or "business" computers you can't just run out and buy. OS wasn't the issue. Actually, MacOS is a PITA compared to Linux if you are developing for Linux... file locations are different, commands are different enough and GNU gettext makes autocomplete in the terminal work much better (i.e. tab completion for command parameters and other such magic). When you buy a Mac, it's the same thing if you get it from Apple or at any retailer. I ended up on Mac because Dell delayed an XPS-13 three times. I had to go to PyCon, so we ended up buying a MacBook Pro the day before I left. I've got two laptops since then, and both have been Macs because I can just go get one... they are all good computers.