Over 17 years I'm on my 5th Apple computer & never had a problem with any of them. They are much sturdier built, with a very stable operating system that is a pleasure to use.
As far as I know, there has only been one virus found on a Mac & i never have to even worry about spyware either.
They do cost more but I believe it's worth it for piece of mind.
Cheers
Jon
ps: If needed I also have the Windows operating system on it that I can boot into instead of the Mac one which comes in handy if someone who isn't Mac literate wants to use my computer.
Just don'd download a program called MacDefender, it's a trojan horse virus.
Actually I'm pretty sure Macs are manufactured in China as well these days. America just can't compete with the labour costs for this type of equipment.
Edit - China Taiwan and Singapore among other places.
-- Edited by 03_troopy on Thursday 8th of December 2011 05:02:47 PM