User blog comment:Andronikos Leventis/Help! What should I buy?/@comment-1519608-20110319200609

I'd say get Windows 7, just because nearly any Windows machine you get is going to cost less than a Mac with comparable specs. For instance, in the US at least, you could get a Windows desktop with similar specs as the iMac, and pay somewhere around $1000; same thing for a Windows notebook when compared to the MacBook. Above all else though, if you're used to using a Mac, get a Mac, and if you're used to using Windows, you should probably stick with windows, unless you have a larger window of time to learn how to run the machines. In short, stick with what you're used to using.