The point you make about no desktop class tower is...

2009-11-23T14:50:01.467-06:00

The point you make about no desktop class tower is the age-old "Missing Mac" complaint that even the most zealous Mac users agree to.

Though, I have to say having had a Mac die on me was a bitter sweet experience.

First, Apple care did a fantastic job of picking it up, replacing the motherboard and battery, and shipping it back; completely for free.

It took about 5 days, including the 2 wasted weekend days.

The best part was though, that because the machine was the beautiful and perfect combination of EFI + Unix, I was actually able to access it in two different ways. Target Disk Mode and through SSH+VNC.

I have to admit, I'm not terribly comfortable sending my system off to be repaired by strangers, so I completely wiped it before I sent it off. This would not have been possible with a PC without removing the HD. Of course, technically it would not have been possible on any machine if the machine were COMPLETELY fried, but in my case the failure was the NVIDIA chip. I had no display, but the system worked fine.

Finally I have to say that with a brand new motherboard and battery my system is pretty much brand new (I assume the HD is not new, but I could be wrong about that, too.) Either way, Time Machine took about 3 hours to wipe and restore my system to an exact replica of what I had before it left. My copy of Windows XP is even restored perfectly.

Annoyed by the failure? Yes. Pleased by the results? Absolutely. I've had PCs fail. I've had a Mac fail. I've even had an XBox fail. Shit happens. But the only complaint I have now is I really don't want to spend $3000 on an 27" inch i7-iMac. After this experience, I'm finding it very hard to resist.

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The point you make about no desktop class tower is...