yikes. I think he was saying in most cases a mac is more expensive than a dell although the dell will do just about everything if you take care of it. way to stand up for your friend though while he is on a plane somewhere. According to you if you have a dell you are sacrificing your education. I have had the same dell for 8 years and my education seems just fine. Best part about his mac is he can take naughty videos edit them and sell them for money to buy his fancy toy. But what do I know? my education has been sacrificed due to my computer choice.