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The Top 10
Most Sold
Laptops in the
World
Sammy Said 04.10.13 Technology
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Nowadays, people depend on technology and

innovation to improve their lifestyle and to enjoy
the benefits of using electronic gadgets in work,
school, or everyday life. The rapid growth of
technology led to the evolution of personal
computers—from desktops to laptops—which
have been continuously evolving. A laptop is a
portable, battery-
powered microcomputer small enough to rest on
the user’s lap. The different feature of each
laptop makes them distinct from the other. This
article will determine the unique specifications of
laptops that make them economically in demand.

10. Apple MacBook Air

MC505LL/A 11.6-Inch
Laptop
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At 11.6-inch display, Apple introduced a new MacBook Air MC505LL/A. It features all flash storage, long-life battery pack, a high
definition display, a processor of Intel Core 2 Duo, and graphics by NVIDIA. The laptop’s special feature is its unique body design
enclosure. The laptop’s body is super light and thin, but at the same time strong and durable to perform daily tasks. Its technology
is mobility mastered, because of its portability that it can be brought anywhere, from home to the office.

9. Samsung RF510-S02
15.6-Inch HD LED
Laptop (Graphite Radiant
Burst)
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The Samsung RF510-S02 includes a 15.6’’ high

definition display at 1266 x 768. It features a
LED-backlit display that exhibits the highest
resolution and sharpest colors available. The
Graphics was provided by NVIDIA that
comprises 330MB dedicated to graphics. The
internal memory is 1 GB of RAM and includes
HD gaming and multimedia. The unique feature
of the laptop is its audio. The system Samsung’s
True2Sound makes high quality and excellent
3D SRS first-class sound. The processor of the
laptop is Intel Core i7, which makes it the latest
with turbo boost technology to improve
computer’s speed. The operating system is a
genuine Windows 7 Home Premium. The hard
disk space is large enough, at 640GB to store
large files such as music, movies and pictures.
Other feature includes USB 3.0, Bluetooth 3.0 +
EDR, and a chargeable port, wherein the user
can charge cell phone or MP3 player even when
the laptop is turned OFF.
8. HP Pavilion dv5-
2130us 14.5-Inch Laptop
PC – Up to 5.45 Hours of
Battery Life
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With the HP Pavilion dv5-2130us laptop, the

user can enjoy high quality graphics by having a
14.5-inch high definition LED display. Integrated
webcams are included to capture pictures easily.
This laptop also features low-light environment
video chats. LightScribe technology can be used
to burn CDs and DVDs. Through digital media
reader, the user can transfer photos from the
memory card directly to the laptop. The
processor is Intel Core i3 at 2.4 GHZ, which
provides great speed in performing different
programs. Other specifications include 4GB
DDR3 RAM, 500 GB hard disk drive, and
Windows 7 Home Premium.
7. Toshiba Satellite L655-
S5158 15.6-Inch Laptop
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The Toshiba Satellite L655-S5158 provides quality, value, and style at 15.6-inches TruBrite HD display. Designed for multitasking,
the laptop’s widescreen is versatile for doing multiple things at once, like surfing, playing or doing business. The processor is
multi-core, from Intel and AMD. The laptop comes with huge storage for memory, and wireless webcam. The laptop’s most
significant specification is its “Smart Features”, which includes a multi control touch pad and power saving technology that is
suitable for the environment.

6. HP G62-340us 15.6-
Inch Laptop PC – Up to 4
Hours of Battery Life
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The HP G62-340us laptop features AMD Athlon

Processor at 2.2 GHz. It also includes internal
memory of 3 GB DDR3 RAM. The hard disk
drive has the capacity to store data up to 320
GB. The laptop can perform operations up to 4
hours and exhibits 15.6-inches display. Graphics
is provided by Radeon which provides high-
resolution graphics (HD 4250). The operating
system is a 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium
edition.

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5. ASUS G73JW-A1
Republic of Gamers 17.3-
Inch Gaming Laptop
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The ASUS G73JW-A1 Republic of Gamers 17.3-

Inch Gaming Laptop provides 1.73 GHz Quad-
Core with turbo boost up to 2.93 GHz by having
a processor of Intel core i7-740QM, which makes
it suitable for gamers because of the speed of
operation. Packed with 8GB of RAM DDR3
1333MHz, this makes the laptop best for
multitasking. The laptop comes with a Blue-Ray
Disk Combo Drive; 802.11 b/g, and a disk drive
of 1 TB, which provides large data storage
capacity. The main specification of the laptop
which makes it in demand for gamers is its
graphics by NVIDIA(GTX 460M with dedicated
1.5GB DDR5). The system also comprises 64-bit
Windows Home Premium and 17.3-inches full
HD display.

4. Dell Inspiron 14R

1181MRB 14-Inch
Laptop
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The Dell Inspiron 14R (model i14R-1181MRB) is

designed to have curvy edges and smooth lines.
It exhibits a 14-inch high-resolution display and it
is ultra lightweight- at less than 5 pounds
suitable for travelling. The laptop includes an
Intel Core i3 processor at 2.53 GHz for a
balanced operating speed, 4GB DDR3 RAM for
multitasking, 500 GB hard drive for storing
movies, pictures and music, and an operating
system of Windows 7 Home Premium for
performing computer applications.
3. ASUS A52F-XA2 15.6-
Inch Laptop
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The Asus A52F-XA2 is a versatile notebook that

is designed with a scratch resistant infusion to
keep the external appearance of the laptop. It is
powered by Intel Core i3-370M processor, and
has an internal memory of 3GB DDR3 1066MHz
DRAM, expandable up to 8GB. The laptop
comes with 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium as
its OS. It also includes 3MP webcam and Intel
HD graphics. The monitor screen is 15.6-inches
HD display. The main feature the A52F-XA2
notebook is the multi touch trackpad that
ensures stability of the positioning of the cursor
when unintentionally scratches the trackpad
while typing.
2. Apple MacBook Pro
MC374LL/A 13.3-Inch
Laptop (OLD VERSION)
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The Apple MacBook Pro MC374LL/A laptop is

powered by Intel core 2 Duo processor at 2.4
GHz. It comes with an internal memory of 4GB
SDRAM. The hard disk drive is capable of
storing up to 250 GB of data (250GB 5400RPM
hard drive). Graphics is provided by NVIDIA
GeForce 320M, with a monitor of 13.3-inches
screen display. The laptop features a new
energy-efficient architecture that gives the user
longer battery life on a single charge. The
MacBook Pro can perform up to 10 hours which
makes it efficient for the environment. Its
operating system is Mac OS X v10.6 Snow
Leopard for computer operation.
Why are MacBooks the most popular laptops in
the western world?
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Jae Alexis Lee, This is what I actually went to school for!

Written Dec 30, 2015 · Upvoted by Garry Taylor, Mac software developer and Shane
Ryoo, GPU Compiler/Driver Engineer at Apple
They aren't the most popular laptops in the western world. [1]

Don't get me wrong, Apple laptops are demonstrably growing in popularity.

They've surpassed Lenovo in market share though it's a close race between the
two. HP and Dell continue to dominate the market, in part because they
provide product in several categories in which Apple doesn't even compete.

Apple's growth in popularity stems from a combination of things:

 1. Improving Enterprise support. It's becoming more and more common
to see Macs used in enterprise environments. The Silicon Valley effect
is strong here and the trend setting large enterprises are paving the
way for non-tech companies to begin to phase in support for Macs.
Getting volume business sales is important.
2. Apple has been steadily producing a better and better product. They're
marketing that product well. Apple made a brilliant early adoption
move by migrating to PCIe SSDs ahead of the market. That made some
aspects of using a Macbook faster than any of the competition. While
I'm often critical of Apple lagging behind in adopting current
platforms, this is a place where they got out in front and it paid off in
a big way. Likewise, they led the industry in the adoption of higher
than 1080P resolution with the Retina Display. This allowed them to
deliver a better visual experience than much of the competition.
3. Apple is leveraging their iPhone and iPad market share to build the
Mac brand. If you're looking at the tech trend over the past decade or
so, Apple's iPhone and iPad market share growth has been a huge part
of building future Mac users. Not only can Apple deliver a high quality
unified ecosystem (something we don't see in Microsoft mobile
products) but they get users used to coming to Apple stores to service
their Apple phones. That approach is really unique. Other cell phone
manufacturers leave you to carrier stores for your device service which
doesn't build loyalty to the company making the phone when you have
service opportunities. For Apple, every time someone goes to an Apple
store for one of their iOS devices they get exposed to the latest and
greatest Mac products.
Honestly, I see Apple's market share continuing to grow over the next several
years unless they screw up somewhere. While they're not always out in front
suffering the ability to stumble on the bleeding edge, they make some very well
reasoned decisions that contribute to steady growth.

Footnotes
[1] Apple Continues Seeing Steady Mac Sales Growth Even as U.S. PC
Shipments Decline

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Garry Taylor, Mac software developer

Written Dec 31, 2015
The quick answer is 'They're not'.

The longer answer is that, they obviously are *very* popular, probably because
they offer a unique selling point of Mac OS X. If you want Mac OS X, Apple is
your only choice.
They're also a pretty good sweet spot of build quality and price.

I think Apple's simple presentation of their products is very good, they've got a
few different laptops, at a few different prices, and they sell them without
adware. On the other hand Lenovo's offerings seem chaotic and confusing. I'm
not saying Lenovo don't make good products, they do, but they way they're
presented can be confusing, chaotic and over-technical.
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Amey Apte, I like gadgets

Written Dec 17, 2014 · Upvoted by Shane Ryoo, GPU Compiler/Driver Engineer at
Appleand Michael Vogel, been using Macs for 22 years, 12 years experience working for and
with Apple
This is going to be a long answer.

Better integration of hardware and software

Apple makes MacBooks (hardware) as well as Mac OS (software). This is not
seen of other manufacturers like Dell, HP, Lenovo etc. which make the
hardware of their computers and run Windows (which is developed by
Microsoft, a software company). Therefore, Apple knows exactly what software
to pair with what hardware, and when done correctly, yields great results.

More manageable product range

Apple offers just two laptop variants with the MacBook Air (11 and 13), and two
with the MacBook Pro (13 and 15). That's it. In each, there are only up to three
configurable versions albeit ones which can tailor to the needs of almost each
and every customer. Contrast this with competitors like Dell or HP which offer
so many mind-boggling options that a prospective laptop PC costumer is sure
to get confused between the options and his needs. Apple has managed to
service the needs of almost every prospective customer with its perfectly
manageable, yet diverse product range.

Superior build quality

All MacBooks are built from a single piece of aluminium, i.e. unibody
aluminium chassis, with no inconsistent gaps, joins and resulting creaks, or
torsion yielding. The aluminium provides lightness as well as strength to the
laptop and the sandblasted exteriors make for the perfect oomph worthy of a
true, high-end laptop. We rarely get to see such build quality from laptops
shipping with Windows.

Near-perfect input devices

The Macbook keyboard has just the perfect dimensions for reach with fingers
of both hands, just the perfectly sized keys, just the perfect key travel, just the
perfect pressure points/ feedback and just the perfect minimal clattering noise
while typing. The black chiclet design with the automatic sixteen-stage pure
white backlit illumination is the cherry on the cake.

AsfFor the trackpad, let me quote from a Page on notebookcheck.com:

"Apple's multi-touch glass touchpad is still the benchmark. The combination of

a smooth glass surface, convenient pressure point, precise execution and smart
drivers under OS X is more or less unrivalled in the Windows world. Here we
can see the result of the close relationship between software and hardware.
Scrolling, zooming and swiping work flawlessly and without any apparent
problems".

Enough said.

Brilliant displays

Do I need to tell you how breathtakingly beautiful the Retina displays of the
MacBook Pros are? The MBP 13 with its 2560 x 1600 resolution and the MBP
15 with its 2880 x 1800 resolution pack nearly two million more pixels than a
standard Full HD television display, and that too in panels that are 13, or 15
inches wide. This translates to a hugely crisp display, with text and lines
appearing tack sharp and all photos in focus right from their thumbnails. In
addition, the Retina displays have the lowest colour deviation values ever
measured, and can completely display all the colours from the sRGB gamut
standard. The display is an IPS LCD panel, translating to wide (nearly 178
degree) viewing angles without colour inversion or loss of contrast (in any
direction) and extremely reduced glare.

Seriously, once you experience the Retina display, you will find it hard to settle
for anything less, believe me. And Apple has managed to extract every bit from
the software side as well, with its unique pixel-scaling approach. It makes all
Retina-compatible applications take full advantage of the sharpness without a
reduction in the screen real-estate. This is the most common problem found on
high-res Windows laptops where the still ineffective DPI scaling causes all
window elements to appear smaller.

Again, see how Apple manages to do it by optimising both the hardware and
the software?

No compromise on performance

Macbook Airs include chipsets designed by Intel to provide the perfect balance
between performance and energy efficiency, and they were made for that
particular reason. The priority there is enhanced mobility.

For the Macbook Pros, no sir. The MBP 13 is of nearly the same dimensions as
the Macbook Air 13, and yet can pack a full-voltage Intel Core i5 processor
with the hugely improved Intel Iris graphics. In fact, the Retina MBP 13 enjoys
a very special place in the industry and the top spot for sub notebooks, since it
has virtually no exact rivals. Ask Notebookcheck.com again:

"Although its almost one year since we reviewed the Apple MacBook Pro
Retina 13-inch, it is still relevant. The MBP 13 still belongs to the top sellers
in the Apple portfolio. This is not surprising since the bundle features a light
and robust aluminium body, a high-res Retina display, a powerful Intel
processor and an improved Intel Iris GPU and achieves a battery life of up to
10 hours in realistic scenarios (web surfing). Thus it is virtually unmatched in
the Windows world. As a result, the MacBook Pro 13 Retina is an almost
universal device for professionals and amateur users alike, which want and can
use MacOS in everyday life."

The MBP 15 on the other hand packs a full quad-core Intel core i7 processor
with the Iris Pro graphics and optional dedicated GPU from Nvidia, which can
nearly double the performance of the already potent MBP 13. Thats some
serious power.

Also, all MacBooks (Airs as well as Pros) come with PCI-e SSD storage (up to 1
TB). This is much faster than the SSDs you get with (some) Windows laptops,
which has the regular m-SATA connector. The Apple advantage being faster
read/write speeds due to the PCI-e bus (the same connector which is used by
graphics cards, for example). Case in point, the 512 GB SSD from the MBP 13
can post read/write speeds of more than 700 Mb/s whereas the competition
from Windows tops off at a maximum of 450-500 Mb/s.

A very nice and very powerful Operating System

Mac OS X keeps things simple for the user; it has been designed with the end-
user in mind. The user need not feel the need to tinker with unnecessary things
for getting simple jobs done (unlike Windows, where many of us break a sweat
for accomplishing simple tasks from now and then). Some might say that a
slight drawback of Mac OS X being that it is less configurable as compared to
Windows in certain cases and has less of a third-party software support, but at
the end of the day, I feel that OS X manages to get your jobs done elegantly
and better than Windows.

Best battery backup in business

MacBooks are renowned for their stellar battery backups and it only gets
better when you add efficient Haswell chipsets from Intel, SSD storage and
Mac OS X's advanced energy conserving features. The Macbook Air 13 can
easily do 12 hours of heavy-hitting work, whereas the Pros can manage the
very much respectable 9 hours. Very few (or none) laptops shipping with
Windows can manage this feat.

I can go on and on. But I feel these are the key points which go into making
MacBooks the superior laptops over many of their Windows rivals.

Disclaimer: I was a hard-core Windows user (and Apple hater) since 2008 until
July, 2014 when my faithful Dell laptop decided to cave in; I then bought the
MacBook Pro 13 with Retina Display with my friend's recommendation (and
with some of my apprehension), but today, it feels to be the best decision I
could have ever taken. Yes, this answer has been written from the very same
MBP 13.

(All content except text is sourced from Apple's website; sourced text has been
indicated appropriately).

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Tomislav Turalija
Written Feb 7
Superior?! I don’t think so.

There if a lot of Apple fanboys there that will make you think MacBook is the
best thing that happened to human kind. But let’s be realistic. After 3 years of
intense use I realize that my $2800 mac book was under preforming.

I will base my answer on top comment that only contains PROS so you
compare with my comment that will contain only cons. What is superior, you
decide.

Better integration of hardware and software

MacBook is optimized for Mac OS X. Everything is ruining nicely. Problem start

when you buy yourself cool mouse, printer, camera, third party hardware, you
want to connect to a car, TV, Microscope and many more. Basically all non
standard hardware is not supported by Mac. Even simple things gaming mouse
from top known brands will not work on mac.

More manageable product range

More like VERY limited product range. Can MacBook Air do this? I think no
further comments are needed.

Superior build quality

Yes, looks nice, feels nice, but do you ever wonder why no other brand use full
aluminium case (its not because of price).

Aluminium is not flexible material. If you ever drop a bag with mac book in it,
or drop MacBook from table it is done. Screen will crack, case will have dent
(consider your self lucky if you manage to close it), probably fans will be
destroyed, some keys will fall out etc. With semi plastic case that would not be
the case because most of kinetic energy will be absorbed.

Aluminium case is heat conductive. Not only that they use aluminium, they
made case with no ventilation holes. When you are doing intense work on your
MacBook Pro, some parts you cannot touch without burning yourself and you
cannot hold it in your lap. It literally burns your legs.

Near-perfect input devices

Keyboard is nothing special, now all top laptops have same keyboard as this
one.

Brilliant displays

It is brilliant if you use it in dark room. I had to use my display in office with a
lot of natural light. Its like looking in F*****g mirror. You cannot see anything
on screen.

No compromise on performance

Actually its a bad performance for money you pay. Mac OS X handles memory
consumption better. That is all. Nothing special. Everything else is equal or
slightly worse when connected to power. When you unplug it, all performance
goes down the drain.

A very nice and very powerful Operating System

Very unpractical OS. Same as with hardware everything out of the box is not
working. Every serious software developer that use MacBook have windows
virtual machine on it to overcome OS limitations. Personally I had problems
win connecting to customer VPN that used some special security features not
supported by Mac OS X, lack of software developers tools, lack of free open
source programs, you are forced to use Apple Store (if your company blocked it
for security reasons, you have big problem)

Best battery backup in business

I never get more then 2.5–3 hours. Maybe if you start it and leave it on desk
without touching it you get 10 hours, but not if you actually work on it.

Conclusion

Many people will disagree with my comments, and that is ok. If you are Project
manager or designer MacBook is best choice for you. If you work in
administration or as software developer, go with something more practical.
(Not to mention if you like to play games)
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Anthony Goodman, works at New Paradigm Communications

Written Aug 9, 2015
It's rare for me to write any answers on Quora, and rarer for me to be so
besotted with the looks and feel of an electronic product, but I have two of
these gorgeous machines, a Macbook 13" Aluminium Unibody from late-2008,
and now I also have an almost identical looking top of the range 13" Macbook
Pro with retina screen, i7 processor, 16GB RAM and 512GB flash memory. The
latter is so blindingly fast and to me looks and feels as beautiful as the 7 years
older Macbook,, which is still a hot machine running OS X Mavericks on an
Intel 2GHz Core 2 Duo, with 8GB RAM and a 256GB SSD. I can screen share
and file share easily, either way round, and I also run Windows 10 in a virtual
machine on the Pro for those cool programs I just can't get for a Mac. I also
have Linux Mint running in another VM. From 1994 until 2011 I only used MS
Windows. I'd never even touched a Mac until 4 years ago, but they are so
stable, rarely slowing down and needing a reboot like the Windows PC and
laptops elsewhere in the house. But... Yes... They are bloody expensive... but
for the lifetime of a computer, the difference in price per week is not worth
worrying about. That's my viewpoint. ..
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Sina Taghva, have some Apple products

Updated Oct 28, 2014
Originally Answered: What are some reasons that I should buy a MacBook Air/Pro if I already
own a windows laptop?
I've used windows PC since i was 3(I've born in 1993 and our first PC was
running on Windows 95). I heard that there is another kind of computer called
mac and all i thought was that they are only for people who have lots of money
to waste and also people who do graphic designing. My uncle was working in a
publisher company and he said that they have macs in there.
So i thought that it will be totally useless for me to buy a mac. But surprisingly
now i am writing this with a macbook pro retina. Why this happened? Here i'll
explain:

It just started in 2007 when Apple introduced iPhone. That was huge back
then. nobody that i know except my uncle in the publisher company ever seen a
mac at that time. But suddenly people started to buy iPhone around me. A
phone that don't support third party apps, no file sending with bluetooth and
even have to be jailbroken to be able to work with other carriers. It was only an
iPod + phone + internet as Steve Jobs said in his keynote. It had a big screen
at that time, no keyboard and multitouch screen. That actually changed how
people use their phone and made other companies to produce the same simple
bar phone without any keyboard and large multitouch screen. Who ever
thought that could kill Nokia, the biggest phone seller of that time? But that
actually happend. It soled 500 million in 6 years while whole macs sold 200
million in 30 years.

At the same time apple transited to intel processors at that made it easier for
people to run windows on it or even run OS X in their PC. People loved iPhone
and developers started to make apps for it. The only problem was that couldn't
happen with a Windows PC because Xcode can only run on OS X. That was my
reason to try mac. at first i made it to run mountain lion in VMWare using a
windows PC. but that was too slow but i could resist for a year and now i am
using this MBPR for 3 months.

What i want to say is, if you have an iPhone, that works best with a mac due to
iCloud. I can even continue my internet browsing in the other device with help
of safari syncing its tabs to other device. I have my calendars, reminders,
contacts and notes in both of them synced. I also can take a photo with iPhone
at see it in my mac minutes latter without even using the usb cable.

They have great battery life(9 hours which decrease to 3 hours if you switch to
windows using bootcamp), a 2880 x 1800 display(more than our full HD TV in
the living room), SSD drive that use direct PCI-Express link rather than other
laptops that use SATA which is much slower(2.5x).
And you know what? the design of unibody aluminum body is so cool and the
OS X is so fast. it boots in less than 10 seconds. And you don't have to shut it
down. just think it's an iPhone. close the lid, it goes to sleep then open up and
it just like you want to unlock your iPhone. My previous HP Laptop that had a
Core i7 processor took years to even wake from sleep. It hold 1.5 hour of
battery at first but it became 15 minutes after a year. It had a huge fan noise
and always on high temp and caused my mouse pad next to it to melt. But
MBPR is as quite as an iPhone.
So if you want a great product and want to see what a computer should do
rather than what your Windows PC done in these years, try it. you won't regret.
It's a little expensive but i worth it.
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George Mantzouranis
Written Oct 8, 2015
I recently found myself in need of an ultrabook. I always concidered a macbook
to be a bit on the expensive side of tech tbh, and still do. One night that i was
surfing through the local stores, i found a very good offer for a macbook air 11"
2014 model, and as i had seen up close, this was the perfect ultrabook for my
needs, so i went for it (fyi, the offer was 760€). 4 months later, i can't state
enough how much i value this choice. It is the ultimate tool for a coder that
writes software outside the MS range, it has the best laptop keyboard I have
ever tried (the only no-go was the location of the ctrl button, but i switced it
with caps lock), the gestures build in the os for the touchpad are wondrous, the
build is great (very solid, very cool, very light), and I have no objections
performance wise. My only thought for the future, is that 128gigs might be a
bit low in a couple of years. I still have 40 free, but I'm just saying.
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Steven Quan, studied at Chabot College

Written Aug 12, 2015
Besides the superior build quality I like to use Aperture and Final Cut Pro
which are only available on the Mac. Macs will work seamlessly with your
iPhone allowing me to take calls, instant messages, and syncs the Calendar,
contacts, Safari bookmarks and other things.

I don't understand why anyone would try to compare Mac with PC by specs.
That's like saying a Pontiac is better than a Mercedes because you can get from
point A to point B for less money.

Of course if you look at it on paper is the PC will win every time if you just want
to look at the processor and other individual specs. Of course you are not
taking quality of design and features into consideration.
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Abhimanyu Pallavi Sudhir, Libertarian, interested in fundamental physics
Updated Apr 1, 2016
There is no feature that the macintosh has which no PC does.

A lot of the hype about the macintosh laptops comes from the fact that the
entire macintosh series goes in the high range. Windows laptops run from a
$60 stream to a $1000 thinkpad to a $3600 alienware laptop. Macintosh
laptops run from $900 to $2000.

You need to compare a macintosh laptop to a Windows laptop PC in the

similiar price range. Usually, thinkpads, ideapads, and elitebooks come in this
range. Comparing any of these to a macintosh laptop yields a similiar general
hardware configuration, but the PCs generally have an edge in a lot of
hardware features. Let's compare a specific $1300 Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga
configuration with a specific $1300 Apple Macbook Pro with retina display
configuration:

Model: AMP vs LTY

Processor: i5 3.1 GHz vs i7 3.20 GHz
RAM: 8GB vs 8GB
Graphics: Intel Iris vs Intel HD 5500
Screen finish: Glossy vs Matte
Screen resolution: 2560 by 1600 vs 1366 by 768
Screen display: Retina vs Standard
Keyboard: Scorned Apple keyboard vs Acclaimed Lenovo keyboard
Keyboard layout: Basic layout vs Comprehensive layout (minus menu key)
Trackpad finish: Acclaimed glass vs Scorned Lenovo trackpad.
Trackpad layout: Clickpad vs Clickpad
Trackpoint: None vs Acclaimed Thinkpad trackpoint
Battery life: 10h vs 8h
Energy consumption: 7.18W vs 5.9W
Casing: Aluminum vs Magnesium alloy
OS: OSX vs Windows
Customisability: A bit vs A bit more
Mass: 1.57kg vs 1.58kg
Thickness: 18mm vs 19mm
Touchscreen: None vs Touchscreen present (but no stylus at this config)
Hinge: 150 degree vs 360 degree

Here the PC wins for the processor (small margin), screen finish, keyboard,
keyboard layout, trackpoint, energy consumption, casing, customisability,
touchscreen, and hinge. The Macintosh wins for the graphics, screen
resolution, trackpad finish, battery life, mass (small margin), and thickness
(small margin). OS depeneds on your needs, but my preference is Windows (for
better APIs, customisability, taskbar, snap, apps available, cloud integration,
some other features -- even security, etc.). And the rest are a tie.
Choosing the Windows platform also gives you a lot of choice. Do you want
durability and features? Get a thinkpad. Do you want durability and a great
trackpad? Get an elitebook. Do you want sleekness, screen resolution, and
design? Get an ideapad (yoga pro, etc.). Do you just want a cheap PC? Well,
you've got a ton of options. I'm saying - even where the PC loses out, there are
other PCs which win over the macintosh.
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Sachin Sabbarwal, Started using macs in 2012 and it's been 2 years now.
Written Dec 18, 2014
In build quality : definitely.
In terms of being user friendly and usability:
Depends on your needs.
Over all I'd say yes they are superior.
Ps: I don't use it for gaming at all.
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Rohit, works at FlashWave Entertainments.

Written Mar 11, 2015
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Andrew Gutsch, Logged In

Written Oct 15, 2014
Originally Answered: What are some reasons that I should buy a MacBook Air/Pro if I already
own a windows laptop?
You want OSX.
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