Laptop Choice?

Before I had an iPhone I quite wanted a Mac, post iPhone not so much.

I have never owned a device that crashed or locked up a much as that Apple handset.

My iPhone has never crashed. Is it just me? I've played with a few mates' HTCs and, although I wish my iPhone wasn't as sluggish, it's been bloody reliable. [/owner of iPhone 3Gs who updates software as soon as it comes out]

That is as may be however the perceived risk is a lot higher with a Mac for me now .

By that I mean to buy the entry level laptop I am looking at £850, for an OS that I believe will be painfully unreliable.

Say what you want about the hardware but OS X is bloody reliable! :) The keyboard on my MBP has gone a couple of times, the battery is fucked and there's a pixel-thin green line running vertically down my screen but OS X has always been good to me. I've taken a few heavy tumbles with it in my bag though so don't let that deter you.