If I only needed a desktop and didn't do the work I do, I'd go with a mini hands down. Unfortunately I could do with a MacPro or a well speced up refurbed G5 (now that is an idea) but mostly I can not live without my MacBook Pro.

Even on a business trip I am still working. Like last night I took 1600 pictures at a concert. I now have to sift through those on the flight back to UK and get them back to the band manager ASAP.

2 days earlier, I took 500 pictures of a band of which 200 went to the band.

I also need to do websites, video editing, proposals, contracts etc. My MBP is my life. I back up to hard drives and DVDs because if I lose what is on this machine I'm up creek paddle no sh*t. I have no choice.

A PC that can do the same would cost more. Also, I often deliver sites at clients office. I NEVER want to go through the same thing as I did a few years ago in Luxemburg. Walked in with my laptop, a win2000 server installation on it, flipped lid open, plugged ethernet in and 5 mins later shut everything down and walked off. Got a virus on the system that infected ALL html files in my local server setup. The site was dead. If I'd had the install disks with me it could have been saved but nah... Home I wenrt to start again.

You can not beat the reliability of the Mac. It has never failed me. Not even a hickup. Even now after dropping it rather badly on the floor (luckily in a sleeve) and it landed on the corner all that happened was a small dent in the corner of which most I managed to fix. Superdrive runs fine, nothing wrong with the screen. All perfect. Apart from that tinsy little dent.

*phew*