I just sorta skimmed your original post because it was long and looked boring. I only replied to the G4 post after that.

The point is, and I've offered you this out twice already, some people like Macs and some people like PC's. It is worth trying a Mac.

For people who really need to run Windows software only, as I said before, get a PC. It would be pointless for someone unwilling to accept there may be better software out there for getting their work done. But if nothing you do is Windows-specific, try a mac. If it's a mix, macs are far more compatible now than in the past, Parallels runs Statsremote faster than my Dell Precision did, and that's the only program I have to run. And if you know about OEM pricing, and are comparing similar PC to Mac models, they price difference isn't difficult to stomach.