A desktop tower a little cheaper than their current cheapest iMac, I would be using an Apple computer right now. :hmm:
None of their current offerings appeal to me. Since acquiring a half decent desktop (an old work PC, on which I’ve upgraded the processor, RAM and added two HDDs) I’ve found myself using a laptop less and less, and when I do most of the time it’s RDCing into the desktop PC anyway. So spending £830 on a laptop (I want a DVD-RW, no matter what the future is 
) isn’t really a sane option.
The Mac Mini is too limited in many ways, the HDD is a laptop drive so it’s more expensive for less capacity, the unit itself isn’t upgradable without cracking open the case, which I would rather not do, my history of opening Apple products isn’t too good (broke the HDD connector on my 4G iPod, pierced the battery on the iPod Touch) and the integrated graphics.
I don’t want to go for an all-in-one PC, again mostly because of upgradability and ‘repairability’ (if the LCD develops a fault, the only real option is to replace the whole unit)
And the Mac Pro… well, if I could afford one without taking out a bank loan then sure, I’d love one. But until then, it’s not for me.
I’ve used OS X for a year at my previous job, and it was generally a very pleasant experience, although not without it’s faults. I’ve spent all of today playing around with OSX86 and I’ve managed to get everything else but the graphics card properly working (well, I gave up on the ethernet and am using a wireless adapter, so sue me :P ) But if I can’t even watch a video then it’s pretty much useless for me, and the interface lag will probably end up bugging me to no end.
In a weird sort of way, it’s like my experience with Linux. I generally didn’t have any major problems, there were applications which I fell in love with (Amarok!), but at the end of the day there were just minor things which over time starting to frustrate me, and I end up going back to the lesser evil. (Windows XP)
Oh, and if Apple were to release OS X for any beige box, I would be first in line for it. (As long as I have decent graphics drivers, which given NVidia’s track record with Vista is probably unlikely )