Last year, I documented why I hate my Mac. I had given up on my Mac Powerbook G4 and decided that it was time to go back to a new Windows laptop. So, I bought a new, Dell Inspiron E1505 laptop fully loaded laptop with an ultra sharp screen. I must say that I've been enjoying my Windows experience ever since.

Of course, I didn't completely abandon my Mac. I still used it for some video editing every now and then and to burn an occasional home DVD. But then, something started to happen with the picture. Sometimes it would just die. After awhile it wouldn't work at all anymore. I just let it sit there gathering dust.

Then, I got my new HD Camcorder, a Canon HV10 as I've mentioned in many blog posts. However, in order to download and edit HD video, I needed a program that could handle HD video. I noticed that the new version of Apple's iMovie included support for HD editing and decided that was the way I was going to go.

Time to boot up the Mac - or not. Sure enough it was dead. I took it into the Apple store and they told me a fixed cost of about $325 they would fix whatever was wrong with it. Having no other option, I said OK.

A week later, I got my Mac back fixed and happy, I started using it again to refamiliarize myself with it. Within a week, the power cable wasn't charging the laptop anymore, so back to the Apple store. This time, the end of the power cord actually managed to 'stick' in the computer.

I am on the fence on whether I want to spend ANOTHER $325 to get this fixed. Ugh!

I've had about a dozen laptop PCs and I have never had a problem with any of them. I have a friend who also bought 2 Mac laptops and has had problems with BOTH of them, yet he still maintains his allegience to Mac. I personally think he's a fool.

What do you think? Should I get this thing fixed?

In the meantime, happy to be back to my trusty Dell laptop that STILL WORKS!

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