Mac vs PC (split from Netbook thread)

[Evan]

It's the overall design that makes them more reliable. How you tie the components together has a lot to do with their longevity. Cooling design, protecting components from shock, all that kind of stuff. The latch, the power connector, the buttons, Apple just does it right first and a few years later everyone's doing it. And if something weird they tried didn't work out (it happens!), they correct it for the next gen. I'm not saying there aren't PCs out there that aren't as well thought out, I'm sure there are, but they tend to cost more.

like exploding batteries, chronic overheating, random shutdowns, busted keyboards, screen problems (nice roundup of other problems in that one too), etc , etc (and lets not forget Johns FreezerMac )
thats a hell of a way of getting it right

I think this comes down to economics and preference. if you like macs and the price difference is worht it to you, then by all means buy a mac, but dont think you are getting any better value or build quality or anything else for your money.
Personally I can do anything (and more) that I want to do on a windows PC very quickly, efficiently and reliably, much cheaper and with better future upgradability.