First of all, what the sales guy told you is absolutely true. Never, in all my years of using Macs, have I used an anti-virus or anti-spyware program and neither have I had any kind of viruses or spyware.
Then of course, there is customer support. Apple's customer support is amazing. You need something? Call the store and you will talk to a real person who will halp you with whatever you need.
Interface. Face it, the Mac's interface knocks PC's out of the park. Just them beside each other. You'll see it.
Out of the box. No assembly, no large manuals, no bloatware. You take it out, you tun it on, and there's your Mac, ready to go.
Simplicity. It can take forever to figure things out on PC. Too many menus and buttons to sort through. You want to search for something on a Mac? Just click the Spotlight icon in the top-right and start typing. Want to find an app? Open the Applications Stack in the dock. Simple.
Is your girlfriend into media production? If so, there's no question about what she gets. Macs are so far ahead in multimedia, PC's will never catch up. Between the stock apps that Apple has (iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, iPhoto, etc.) and the ones you can purchase (FinalCut Pro, Logic Express, Aperture, etc.) there's nothing in that department you can't achieve with a Mac.
Price. Yes, when you buy it, the Mac is more expensive. But you don't have to buy new video cards, drivers, or pay people to fix it or remove viruses from it. None of that with the Mac.
Wireless capabilities. Connecting to and creating networks is extremely easy, and with the Mac's wireless network service, Bonjour, connecting to other computers - Mac or PC - is extremely easy.
Seamlessness. Ever synced your iPhone or iPod with a Mac? Try it. There are zero complications. The Mac works perfectly with any hardware made by Apple.
If you still need more, look at Apple's
Get a Mac page.
- John