Originally posted by Sir ScarletKnight:
Originally posted by PatrickRU92:
I have a MacBook that I'm using as we speak that is 6.5 years old and still works very well. I'm starting to grow weary now of being unable to to upgrade my broswers etc because my software is old . I will be getting a new one sometime this year but definitely getting another Mac Book. I will not get an Air though as I require a DVD player. Still 6.5 years for a laptop that gets heavy use is pretty amazing. never broke down once either.
Some people like to laugh at the Apple fan boys, but the Macs are superior hardware and worth the money. My wife uses a PC laptop and it's a real PITA.
Macs are not superior hardware. Superior software that's better optimized for the specific hardware? Sure. Superior hardware, not a chance. People have built what are essentially macbooks for less money than a macbook. You're getting less for the money, honestly. Look at the new macbooks...1200 dollars and you're still paying more just to have a standard USB port because the laptop is THINNER. Pshaw. How thin do you need it when you're just throwing away functionality? Retina display is a buzzword that's been disproved multiple times. The reason Macbooks seem to run better is because Apple only has to develop for their own configurations, so bug testing is far, far easier. Microsoft and Linux are developing for thousands, possibly millions of hardware configurations. Apple only has to develop for two or three at a time. The hardware isn't any better.
Macbooks stop working too. My sister's started glitching at around five years, and she had to go to the Apple store multiple times to have her CD drive fixed.
Macs are PCs. PC means personal computer, and your mac is a personal computer.
Don't get me wrong, Apple makes gorgeous products. They have great designs, and very nice software development. They also have a marketing department that makes mind control look ineffective. But you get what you pay for. If you pay for a premium Windows computer, you will get a premium computer too. Apple just doesn't sell below premium.