Consumer Reports June Issue top-rates Macs and slight's M$ Vista

Our June 2007 issue of Consumer Reports (CR) print edition just landed in our mail box. Once again, CR has rated laptops and desktop computers, including Apple. But, you wouldn't know it from the cover or the table of contents inside. Both tout the magazine's coverage of "the newest PCs and tell you how they work running the Windows Vista operating system." Right.

In fact, the top-rated laptop among 11 CR reviewed in the 15.4-inch workhorse models category is Apple's MacBook Pro!

CR flagged the 20" iMac as a "Quick Pick" among 8 desktop "workhorse models" tested based on "reliability and support" while ranking it third overall.

Based on feedback from more than 77,700 reader responses on desktop brand repair history, Apple was tops with significantly fewer repairs reported than the closest PC brand. It was in the middle of the pack based on over 50,000 reader responses on laptop repair history.

Apple tech support for both desktops and laptops was described by CR as "superior."

And what about Vista? CR says "... we don't think there's reason enough to upgrade..." [Dana Baggett]