Hm, you probably could have simplified your original post to: "I want a mac, but anyone have suggestions for decent PCs under 1k with DVD burners?" and then w

Hm, you probably could have simplified your original post to: "I want a mac, but anyone have suggestions for decent PCs under 1k with DVD burners?" and then when your karma hit 150, you could start a poll for "how many people use macs" like you asked -- ...instead of a tirade about electrocuting batteries and whatever the heck else you talked about cause mix a mac survey with computer suggestions and you're looking for a mess. And seriously, VAIOs? You might as well go for a Mac. I mean, all that tells me is that you care about how your lappy looks and not about what it does. Get a Sager for god's sake. you can configure one for about 1k and it will run better and last longer than any silly overpriced vaio out there. I mean if you're looking for 1k computers, you should chuck the word vaio out the window.