So ..... how do you REALLY turn off Clear Type?

[Harrison]

Debatable from my point of view as to it being the best of both worlds. I hate the premium Apple charge for their hardware, and additional upgrades such as ram. Especially when they are all now pretty standard (and most of the time middle range) PC parts. I just couldn't justify spending over £1000 for a system that is identical to a PC I could build for under £400.

[Cortona]

I hate the premium Apple charge for their hardware...

That reminds me of when I bought a phono plug adapter so I could plug my guitar into the iMac. Apple sold one for at least £10 (probably encased in masses of white plastic) and Maplin sold one for 99p. I got it from Maplin. I had a similar experience when buying an AV lead.

MacBooks are now cheaper than iMacs, which seems a bit strange.

Anyway, for me it's all about the user interface: I prefer using OS X to Windows. It's also got some nice touches. For example, right out of the box I can yell across the room, "Get my mail!" and OS X launches Mail and retrieves my emails. No external microphone, no drivers to install, it's all built in.