I use a PC at work and a Mac at home and must say that for what I want (Photo, Video, Tinternet and music) the Mac wins hands down as well as having significantly more style in the design of thier products and superior customer service (providing you live close to an Apple store that is - luckily NYC isnt short of them!)

Additionally, the syncing and integration of the various products and software that apple offers is much better (iphone/ ipod syncing with itunes / iphoto etc is significantly faster with minimal issues / reboots / resets) on the Mac

Apple is more expensive but you get what you pay for. Additionally, I find that amazon.com has significantly lower prices for Apple hardware and software which makes it comparable to purchasing a PC from a reputable retalier (should one exist....)