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weasel-like_animal:
I just bought a 2.8ghz 24" iMac... my first mac actually. I've been working with a G5 quad core at work for two years with a 23" cinedisplay... totally spoiled me!  :banghead:  My previous computer is a Pentium 4 that I built in early 2001... man how times have changed!

I can't emphasize enough how much more I like the mac environment. It is easy, things work the first time, wireless is painless and it can run Windows if you need it to. There are a ton of freeware applications too, you don't even need to pay for a single thing outside of what comes pre-installed.

If you decide to get a mac, you can get Gimp for photo editing (Like photoshop if you use GimpShop), Open Office for all your office needs (just like Microsoft Office, and compatible), and whatever else you need.

For my money, I'd get a iMac. Tough to beat right now spec-wise, and the new OSX is out! Not to mention the display is AWESOME.

However, if your wife really does not care, you can build a very powerful and solid PC tower and get a nice LCD monitor to go with it for less than an iMac. Hell, you can even build a mac now!

AtomSmasher:
A friend of mine just got his first mac and he's really regretting it right now.  He knows very little about computers, which is why I tried to convince him to stay with what he knows (windows), but his brother convinced him otherwise.  Now he's just waiting for someone to install windows on it for him so he can start using his new computer, I know very little about macs so I can't help him and apparently his brothers been too busy to help him.  Apparently some of the software he needs to use is windows only and he didn't realize it until he tried to install it on the mac (like I said he knows very little about computers), so right now he's still using his old computer.

On a similar note, my sister recently took my advice and got a $1000 laptop from dell for $400 because it has a small scratch on the case, and she's been very happy with it.

Ed_McCarron:
I thought there was a forum specifically for religious discussions?   :dunno

ChadTower:

He should get her a BeOS box anyway.  Everyone loves BeOS.

SithMaster:
Watch some macs vs pc videos first before making your decision so you can be informed.

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