PCs offer an extremely wide range of 3rd party components which offer endless possible combinations at very competitive prices. Its amazing that it still works with all the different possibilities.
If you want to waste your life with drivers and resolving obscure compatability issues then fine.
But be realistic, you're not really saving anything and you'll never put together a hardware package that's as well built as a Mac for the same money. Apple spend a lot of time and many, many $$$ designing their hardware, and I'm not just talking about looks !
If you have to buy a PC, buy an HP branded unit.... HP hardware engineering is the nearest equivalent to a Mac.
Personally, I say get a Mac, a copy of VMWare Fusion and a legal Windows license.
As for people who say Mac is for "arty stuff" .... I say rubbish. Maybe in the old pre-Intel days where software choice was limited .... but now with "Intel Inside" that excuse of an excuse is gone with the wind because you can run Windows on your mac at native speed..... best of both worlds.
Its amazing that it still works with all the different possibilities
No it's not. It "works" because Microsoft are kind enough to write somewhat unoptimized code in order to ensure they can cover all bases.
And if you look hard enough within microsoft.com, I think you will find lists of "supported" hardware. Everyone has to draw a line somewhere.
