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iMore Question
So I normally don't post here, but something happened to me today that made me want to ask this question. I was sitting at a computer in my school's library and I was double checking a spec on the Surface Pro 3 that I just ordered when some Apple guy came up behind me and was telling me how stupid and junky it was. When I asked him why, he just simply said "because it's not an apple".
Now clearly this guy was just trolling or something, but I started to think about what advantages did Macs really have now? In the past, most of the people who actually own Macs have been telling me "it's not just about specs, it's about support and quality of the machine", which while I disagree with the claim (I have no Apple store around me, so the fact that they fix them means nothing to me), I could see that potentially being true for someone near a store.
Well, now that the Surface Pro 3 has been unveiled, I'm curious as to why Apple fans still claim to prefer their MacBook. It's hard to argue that the Surface Pro 3 isn't an amazing looking device and Microsoft's support is the best I've ever seen. Seriously, when my dad's acted up, they sent him a brand new one and he just had to ship his old one back in a box. That's awesome. So without the "pretty" factor and since the support argument is gone, what's the real advantage of owning a Mac besides obvious things like OS preference and more "lapability" (the SP3 is fine on the lap, according to most reviews, but I rarely use a computer on my lap, so that's not a big deal).
I'm not sure why Apple doesn't create their own hybrid (I'm sure they will) because if I liked OS X, then having an iPad that transforms into a Mac when you put in a dock would be a must buy for me.
TL;DR what is the advantage of a MacBook for the average person who just wants a high-end computer that just works?
Now clearly this guy was just trolling or something, but I started to think about what advantages did Macs really have now? In the past, most of the people who actually own Macs have been telling me "it's not just about specs, it's about support and quality of the machine", which while I disagree with the claim (I have no Apple store around me, so the fact that they fix them means nothing to me), I could see that potentially being true for someone near a store.
Well, now that the Surface Pro 3 has been unveiled, I'm curious as to why Apple fans still claim to prefer their MacBook. It's hard to argue that the Surface Pro 3 isn't an amazing looking device and Microsoft's support is the best I've ever seen. Seriously, when my dad's acted up, they sent him a brand new one and he just had to ship his old one back in a box. That's awesome. So without the "pretty" factor and since the support argument is gone, what's the real advantage of owning a Mac besides obvious things like OS preference and more "lapability" (the SP3 is fine on the lap, according to most reviews, but I rarely use a computer on my lap, so that's not a big deal).
I'm not sure why Apple doesn't create their own hybrid (I'm sure they will) because if I liked OS X, then having an iPad that transforms into a Mac when you put in a dock would be a must buy for me.
TL;DR what is the advantage of a MacBook for the average person who just wants a high-end computer that just works?