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Flec,
the simplest answer is: mac's hardware architecture allows for a 30%+ increase in producitivity time when compared with a PC of the same calibre. they are easy to fix resulting in much less downtime when problems do arise. macs actually cost 50% less on the dollar vs. PCs for maintenance.
aside from video editing, one of the biggest reasons why PCs aren't used is because of the fonts. the fonts on a PC are nowhere close to the design of the original font. take for example the avant garde font created in the 60s by herb lubalin, it has been appropriated again and again for the PC, not legally i might add, but tweaked enough so there aren't any problems, but the result is a horrible looking font. Same goes for any stock font: Arial, Helvetica, Times, etc.
it wasn't until the advent of the truetype font that things were looking a little better for the PC.
the fonts on an apple machine are as close to the originals as you can get by today's standards, simply because at the beginning of the "computer race", Steve Jobs took the time to legally address all the font issues.
oh and another thing, the colour calibration that PCs afford are also pretty sketchy when compared to true colours (pantone colours) that macs utilize.
it isn't just the hardware that makes the mac superior for graphic production, but the software application as well. hope that helps.
Best quote in this situation: "In a world without walls or fences, what use to we have for Windows or Gates?" 
Last edited by Linx_da_cat on Oct-05-2004 at 15:19
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