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@Richard_Cheese
This is true, but with an extra 2/3/4 grams per wheel the difference is equal to less than fuck all, as is the strength difference - as dougal says it's more about quality of build than quantity of spokes.
I got 36h rims and hubs cos that was what was offered; any concerns of extra weight vs. extra strength I wouldn't have thought would be an issue for the average person getting a wheelset (other than for some sort of conformity I suppose).
The only real disadvantage to riding 36h is the odd tiresome know-all now and again condescendingly wondering why you felt it necessary to build over-strong and heavy 36h wheels.