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That's ok because, again, I plan on dual-booting OSX and Linux, which is far more customizable than Windows will ever be. I don't game at all, so gaming is not an issue for me. I was thinking of picking up a Mac Mini with 1GB of RAM and an 80GB hard disk. I like the idea of a nice stable box that leaves such a small footprint, but I don't really need a laptop (and I think 99% of PC laptops are butt-ugly or look like toys with flavour of the week designs).

The main reason I'm not getting a PC is because I just prefer how audio recording apps work on Mac - they seem far more stable and just work. If Linux audio recording apps were mature enough for what I want to do, I'd just stick with Linux for everything. Cubase SX3 for Windows has all of these timing issues when recording and playing back MIDI and audio simultaneously that I've never encountered when using a Mac. I've had my share of Windows audio recording hell, and I have no desire to go back. Basically, I'd boot into Linux for most of my daily computer use, and boot into OSX for audio stuff.