If you don't have a PC, you're perceived as an idiot or a Luddite. If you can't use one, people wonder what rock you've been under. There are bragging rights involved. People feel sorry for you if you use a 14-inch monitor. Poor thing, can't afford anything better.
Megahertz count too.
Certain pundits try to deny this to no avail. He seemed pathetic, broke. To really understand the nature of computers, observe the Mac users out there who drool over ownership of the fabulous-looking G3 and G4 machines. Mac users love having a hot-looking machine to show off. It's a big box that people want.