i was extremely against macs until i got one. now i refuse to buy anything else. my laptop is a 17" macbook pro thats almost 4 years old. its been dropped countless times, been spilled on, thrown around, and it still works flawlessly. not one single problem, ever. (hardware and software). only time i notice that its old is when i try to play 1080p video, it lags (720p works great). but other than that, it'll take anything you throw at it
the new ones are light years ahead of what i have, i highly recommend them, although they are very expensive