You guys are totally missing the point. Although I'm typing this on a new Chromebook that does an amazing job at serving me the web I still need to run Pro Tools, which really does require a lot of hardware once projects become complex enough. Although a huge percentage of what we currently do with computers can effectively be accomplished on top of rather modest hardware, what is left is of critical importance: video/audio production, computationally intensive research, etc.
It can be argued that one could just do those things on Windows / Linux instead, but that is a pretty poor solution for anyone who is already used to Mac OS X or who owns other Apple hardware such as their Thunderbolt display.
I think the support status of OS X hardware (and software) is reason enough to switch to Windows or Linux for anything computationally intensive. They seem to throw it away at a whim.
Dells Precision machines are cheap, last a LONG time and always bang up to date. Never will you worry about being left behind.
Windows 7 is supported until 2020! Linux is supported until whenever you want it to be (you have the source).
Being used to something doesn't really cut it if you ask me.
>It can be argued that one could just do those things on Windows / Linux instead
Unless you are stuck in a Mac Only workflow. I've been using Logic since it was called Notator on an Atari ST. It did used to be available on windows, but I never used it there. That has long since been killed, and not it is Mac-only. There are plenty of other people in similar situations. I could go out and learn Cubase or similar, but I'd rather not.
It can be argued that one could just do those things on Windows / Linux instead, but that is a pretty poor solution for anyone who is already used to Mac OS X or who owns other Apple hardware such as their Thunderbolt display.