PPRuNe Towers,
You made a very good point:
Compare and contrast with the Mac users - they don't tell you to buy any particular speed, configuration or form factor.
It really says something about the type of user that goes for a Mac vs the type that goes for a PC.
Mac users are more inclined to look at a computer as if it were a toaster. You put in bread, out comes toast and that is all they want to know about it. (I know there are power users that want to know more and do high end functions, I am talking about the
Average P.D.U.)
The average PC user goes 1) low end PC due to price or 2) they go PC since they want a little greater control of they system and flexibility of hardware for the future.
Richard