Quote Originally Posted by Harrison View Post
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.