stop it with the macs
I've had my dell for over 3 years and it works great, still does to this day. now it could be faster and bigger, but i got it three years ago and so all the components were the norm.
its all about whether you treat it like crap or not and if you are stupid with what you download. I dont download weird shit, i have good spyware and virus protection. i torrent the shit out of everything and haven't paid a dime for any apps or songs that i have. if your an idiot, get a mac, because then you wont have to double check what you download and use. But if you want cold hard performance for a much smaller price tag, get a PC
my brother just got a lenovo. thing is beautiful. looks great, sooo many cool little features, 780i screen, built in camera and mic, built in subwolfer (!!!!), 4gb ram, 2.53 dual ghz processer, 320gb harddrive. all the good shit, and works amazing and fast and has no problems and IT WAS LESS THAN $1000 DOLLARS.