[JamesP81]

If you want quality or high end dedicated performace you buy a PC or build one yourself.

Exactly. Every PC I ever built was head and shoulders higher quality than anything you'd buy.

[Red6]

Apple appeals to touchy-feely artsy-craftsy people.

Small power supply, micro boards, crappy case (all aluminum is best), limited cooling, decent chip-sets......... Apple is nice because they sell a decent quality, all around, out of the box plug a play, type system that's pretty, nothing more.