Jackie Huba at “Church of the Customer” (which you should be reading, by the way) asks for opinions on buying a new computer to replace her laptop and desktop. Here are her requirements.

Not to be a Mac freak, but I would just like to mention that my friends and I have started a new business while also moving half way across the world. Through airports, hotels, trains, and flats we’ve had lots of challenges but one thing we never had to worry about was our Powerbooks.

The funny thing is, in Prague, where Macs are far less common, almost all of the laptops you see in cafes are Powerbooks or iBooks. There is a good reason for this: Mac laptops are light, rugged, and made to move. You can pop into a cafe or office and they will almost always find the internet and get you up and running with no problems.

Everyone I know who has switched to a Mac today uses their computer to do more things than they ever would have attempted on their Windows machine. There is a learning curve, but its not huge or painful and you will find lots of Mac users more than happy to help you out.

So my advice is go for the Mac. Especially for a small business, you have enough to worry about without fighting your technology too.