I've got a complete MAC household - we don't PC at home anymore after my Toshiba laptop fried.

MAC is a perfectly good all-round computer - actually better becuase there are a million business products available for it that are all free, or dirt cheap.

I highly recommend getting one - the G5 desk and lap tops are amazing, and you'll have one computer that can do everything you need it to do all at the same time.

Treat yourself to the dual-processor too. We can render massive video files while still working on other design or business projects without any noticeable lag.

My husband runs his own company - totally on Mac. I run my own at-home work, and the business for two not-for-profits all on the Mac. You can do whatever you want with them, usually much more simply.

Networking is a breeze, most hardward is truly plug-n-play, no reboots required. We bought our last iBook and plugged it into the existing network (firewalls, print servers, data servers, storage servers,etc. - linux, unix) and a window popped up that said "You have a network! Would you like to connect to it?" I hit "Yes" and presto - full network compatibility in about 30 seconds.

M.