But if this doesn’t matter to you, and price isn’t an issue – then going with a mac is almost a no brainer, because of bootcamp/vmware.

The other issue I’ve found with macs are the lack of resources/software. I guess that has to do with their smaller user base, but from my experience, it seems like for every free windows tool out there, there is a mac alternative, though it usually isn’t free.

In regards to Vista’s UAC, I haven’t been bothered by it so much. The only times I encounter them are during installations, and opening administrative programs (like ccleaner), in which I’m glad that the OS is verifying my actions – it’s only a one-click hassle anyway, as opposed to something questionable running without your knowledge.

And stability wise, I’ve yet to encounter any bsods/crashes with my Vista system, which I’ve upgraded from an XP build. In fact it’s ran smoother than it did when it using XP. Stability issues are more likely the results of driver conflicts – which usually happen from using old/out-dated hardware. In other words, if you buy a new vista box right now, you shouldn’t experience stability issues – upgrading a machine using older hardware is another issue.

Of course I say all of this, with all intentions of picking up a new macbook when apple gets to refreshing their notebook line.