I've been using Macs for a good 10 years. Even my LCIII from 10 years ago works better that the piece of crap Dell PC I'm forced to use at work. Talk about conflicts with applications. My PC at work, which was purchased new less than a year ago, has some sort of conflict daily. Don't let one person's bad experience with a possibly defective machine sway your opinion. Many responses have praised Macs, as they should. I agree with the post that said OS 8.6 has some problems. Part of that has to do with the fact that original iMacs started out with such a small amount of memory. Upgrading the memory will make a world of difference. The newer iMacs and iBooks come with a great deal more memory and OS X. The increased memory alone should be more than enough to run scanners, cd burners, advanced software, etc. Mac has also come out with a version of Windows (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, etc.) that can translate between PC and Mac files. I believe it runs about $500.00, but is well worth looking into. Trust me, there isn't anything a PC does better than a Mac. As I told a close friend when she considered switching from Mac to PC..."Friends do that friends buy PCs." It's the truth...business or pleasure, nothing beats a Mac. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).