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DVD or CD just slides into the computer instead of a tray popping out are reasons that people will ultimately go for Mac. Some might also give the reason that they've used Mac operating systems before and they prefer them to Windows, but not as many.

What made the Mac versus PC debate so interesting was that the very things that Mac lovers hated about PCs where the same reasons that PC lovers loved their machines and vice versa, Vista manages your system in a very similar way to OS X in that it will put files where it wants rather than where you want. It gives less system management options and there are issues playing media that may or may not have been acquired illegally.

For the first time in a long time the PC Mac debate was about to be diluted to the point whereby the ONLY thing left to argue about would have been how they look, that was until Steve Jobs announced the over day that Apple are to release the MacBook Air Laptop "the world's thinnest notebook." Jobs looking immensely pleased with himself as he talked of the difficulties of getting all that technology into such a small environment. The only problem is that Apple have forgotten something, they've kept the MacBook Air's weight down to 1.5 kilos by not putting a DVD drive into the machine. They seem to have forgotten that people tend to use their DVD drives for a number of things not least watching DVDs. Of course one can go and buy a separate DVD drive but when you consider that the MacBook Air Laptop will cost $1800 (900) in the States and an estimated 1300 RRP in the UK, buying extra kit might just stick in the throats of would-be buyers. Apple made the same mistake with the doomed iMac, they didn't put a disk drive into that machine and that ultimately became a reason why people didn't want it.

The Mac PC debate will carry on because even though both Mac and PC are becoming more alike in both hardware and software their prices are much more likely to remain opposed. Mac views their computers as luxury items and prices them thus, whilst most PC manufacturers view their product as a modern functional necessity and therefore are striving to keep costs down.

The answer to the question; what should I buy, PC or Mac? For the moment remains the same; if you want value, reliability and upgradeability opt for a PC. If you want something that will do the same job as a PC but looks nice and has a camera in the lid, then buy a Mac or better still a white PC with a camera in the lid and stick an Apple sticker on it.

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