I'm not an Apple fan boy, but... oh, what the hell: yes, I'm an Apple fan boy. And I have a good reason for that. They make great products, and provide outstanding customer service.
We have five Macs and one Windows PC in our house. One of the Macs is new (got a Mac Mini for our son last Xmas). All the other Macs are at LEAST three years old. Not ONE problem. No, I lie. My oldest son's MacBook's case started cracking, and Apple replaced the entire case for free -- even though it was out of warranty. The Windows laptop is less than one year old (belongs to my father-in-law), and IT has already had to be completely rebuilt. Twice! And this despite the anti-virus software I personally installed on his machine.
My iPod is four years old, still using its original battery, and going strong. Ditto for my wife's iPod.
The iPhone is STILL the best smart phone in the market, and will only get better. (I do like the Droid. Too bad Google is infringing on patented Apple multi-touch technology.)
Juan