You’re a PC or a Mac user, seldom both. As such, you’re almost certain to champion the OS you know, and such subjectivity is redundant. However, technically the Mac is a more enclosed environment. There’s more certainty that if you’re comfortable in the Mac OS, tasks will be more intuitive.

In the case of laptop systems, don’t pick the machine up as soon as you’ve clicked ‘save’ or started moving a large file. While the disc is working, the heads are close to the disk platters, so any sudden movement could cause a dreaded crash.

It’s tall, wide and heavy and will take up considerable space in a work area at about 60x40x40 centimetres (not including the recommended clearance), and that’s why it’s built for small groups, which is where the networking capabilities shine. There’s a USB port for direct connection to your PC, but you’ll be left with the world’s most expensive desktop multifunction device without leveraging the Ethernet port to connect it to your router.