Mac VS. Windows Laptop?

I could google search this but it's nothing without the views of actual people. I'd prefer the opinion of you guys here cause I have no idea what's going on...

I've had my laptop for quite a while now and while it's still great, it's starting to show its age. Not only physically, but it's a sign when you start gawking at other laptops and fantasize about coming home to this CORE DUO, MEGATON RAM + GRAPHICS CARD BUSTER piece of hardware.

...GETTING TO THE TOPIC!


Recently, I've been eying Macs a lot. Perhaps it's the sleek, white design of the notebook, but lately I've had a desire to own one. If I had the money, I wouldn't jump into buying though, cause I have NO IDEA about Macs.

For those who've experienced both kinds of laptops:
- Which one would you prefer?
- What are the pros and cons with both OS's?
- Which one would be better for running really power intensive programs, such as AutoCAD and other programs of the sort?
- Is it true that with some programs, you sometimes have to find Mac-specific versions? What's up with that?



As always, thanks in advance for advice, and if the thread doesn't comply by rules, can delete. YO!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Aardark

Black MacBook looks much better, but white is okay if you have bad taste.

There's black?

Anyways, I'm asking about Macs cause the OS seemed pretty cool. I've played around with it and it feels really nice. Shame about the AutoCAD though... I'll need it a lot for architecture... Also, do you Mac users find yourself using Parallel (or whatever it's called) a lot?

So basically (to dumb it down to my level) there's no difference in terms of performance. Without the OS's, both Macs and Window notebooks are the same. Is that a reasonable conclusion?

There's nowhere I can't reach.