Need Advice

Hello all my readers! I know most of you lurk, most never comment, but it's just been great to have people reading that I haven't been too worried. But now I need some advice, and it means you need to come out of the woodwork!

Garret and I are in desperate need of a new computer. My old computer from college is pretty much dead (although sadly this weekend we will be attempting to bring t back to life long enough to get all my files and whatnot off of it after realizing some iTunes got left, and I want to dance to I Could Write a Book by Dinah Washington.....I knew I had bought it, but it is still on the other computer!). Garret's computer was doing okay (other than the colors being a bit screwy because I somehow hurt the screen) but when I came back from the cruise he told me the computer screen had completely died while I was gone, that he had gotten help, but it wasn't worth fixing it, so he hooked it up to our spare t.v........which means YAY for bigger screen with no defects, but the computer is on it's last leg and continues to shut itself off at random times. So we are looking into getting a new computer. Eventually we want a iMac desktop, but because we will be moving in 5 months, and that sucker would be difficult to move, we are sticking with a laptop for now.

Which is where you, my readers, come in! Garret very much wants a iMac. He likes them very much, and up until recently, so did I. However, the geniuses at Apple have created a problem for me: the double finger scroll. For those of you who do not know what this is, let me explain. With the new double finger scroll you can scroll using the touch pad.....but you have to use 2 fingers. Sounds simple enough right? Except my pointer finger and my middle finger are a good half inch difference in length (it sounds weird, but I have pretty hands, so whatever). I have been practicing on this touch pad, and I am getting the hang of it (because I know how badly G wants this new computer and I don't want to disappoint). But I thought I would ask you all if anyone feels one way or the other about Macs vs. PCs. Please sound off. Let me know if you prefer one or the other. And if you have a Mac (even the desktop) I am begging you, please leave a comment and tell me what you like about it! Thanks!