First i'm also a PC user for a very long time, over 15 years now, and i'm still using PC for work. However, I think Mac has a much better OS. You will like it, once you get use to it after a few weeks or maybe a month or so. They can do almost anything that PC can do especially after they switched to Intel chip. Mac is great for kids too, you pretty much don't have to worry about anything. My wife let the kids 6&7 yrs old touch her work laptop, and we have not seen any problem at all. I wouldn't let my kid touch my PC labtop, would you?