> It's hard to compare PC and Mac hardware because part of the Mac value proposition is Mac OS X. If you're not going to run that I would have to ask: why buy a

> It's hard to compare PC and Mac hardware because part of the Mac value proposition is Mac OS X. If you're not going to run that I would have to ask: why buy a Mac? I brought a Mac as I wanted a POSIX compliant operating system with a good battery life and flawless and fast suspend. Linux was unable to provide that for me.