> I wanted a Unix machine I could use to hack together bash scripts, play flash video without jitters, and use Photoshop and Word... without constant emotional labor coercing the system to do what I needed. Apple provided the best technical solution to my problem set.

Pretty much my reasoning too. I was also surprised that, once I factored in build quality, etc., the Apple was price-competitive as well.

> (By the way, not really a tiling window manager, but have you checked out Magnet? It's one of my favorite Mac utilities.)

No, but I'll check it out. I like it by the sound of it's name already. Thanks!