When the first Mac (convert) owner enters this thread and agrees with the bitter PC owners I will give you all a handshake!
::points to self::
Allow me to introduce myself. My dad worked on telecommunications protocols with early Mac computers. I grew up with only Macs in my house. I loved Apple. I hated PCs.
They used to truly be superior computers, first consumer desktop with integrated sound (heck, my 1984 era classic Mac can still TALK, PCs at the time only beeped), first to bring the revolutionary RISC chips that enhanced graphic routines, etc... its no wonder they were immediately pegged as the superior choice for desktop publishing and media creation.
But I personally witnessed the end of their supremacy when Intel started fighting with AMD, artificially accelerating how often new chips came out. One day, the Core 2 Duo came out and blew the pants off of Apple's own R&D teams. Apple gave up trying to come up with new things, and accepted that Intel's architecture was faster and better, and starting adopting PC guts into their own computers. They are now riding on their reputation of the past (design houses who have been using MacOS for decades won't switch now) as well as the popularity of the iPod/iTunes symbiotic relationship, and using that name recognition are simply re-branding PCs with high end designs and logos.
You're looking for a "Mac convert"?
How about a Mac loyalist that finally saw the light? I dare you to find someone more legit on this issue than me. When PCs were suddenly superior in every way so much that Apple switched over to their hardware, it was time to stop paying more for Apple. And most hardcore computer gurus feel the same. Some of us sort of feel cheated by Apple, that they sold out.
Let me guess- you've used PCs your entire life until one day you tried out a Mac and were immediately converted? Its a popular trend these days. Like most popular trends now, it just shows how shallow the public has become.
One of the ONLY reasons legit people buy a Mac these days is because of OS preference. Some people just prefer the way MacOS feels and works, and that's cool if you're willing to spend the extra cash on it. In reality, you can install Mac OS on a PC (my friend bought a Dell Mini 10V just to install osX on it), and Windows on a Mac. They are actually quite interchangeable now that the platforms are identical. But you're paying to be part of the exclusive club, to have an Apple logo, and to have someone at the "genius bar" talk you through a problem when you can't figure out... but NOT because it is actually superior.
When my sub-$400 PC laptop can render an After Effects composition in half the time a $1200 Macbook can, its very difficult to argue that anything is "superior" about Mac. That is all.