The Precision 7510 weights 6 pounds, which is about a half pound lighter than what the 17 inch macbook pro used to weigh. (750 grams heavier than the current 15 inch macbook pro). So... it falls squarely into Macbook Pro range. Now.. if you're looking for a Macbook Air, of course, this won't come anywhere close to to that.

This is not to say that you'd accept this as a Macbook Pro, but your statement about it not being an alternative to the Macbook Pro is clearly not true.

Personally, I often carry around a 40 pound weight (4-year-old daughter), so for me the difference is negligible.

That assumes everyone cares about weight / thinness over of system performance. Apple no longer gives users an option to choice their preference.

It's very easy to find a decently made heavy laptop (jut get any Dell/HP workstation, or gaming Alienware/etc), much harder to find a portable decent laptop. The main laptop's feature is its portability, else is secondary.

So a half inch thinner and a pound or two in weight is the main consideration? I have yet to find any laptop that isn't portable by definition. I have an old ThinkPad that I use sometimes for OpenBSD, and I find it to be very portable.

Why this fetish over saving a little weight? I don't understand it, but it's common among the MBP crowd.

Not a fetish, but practical thing, unless you keep your laptop constantly on the table or drive it only in the car.

The difference between carrying 2lbs or carrying 6lbs is negligible to me. Unless I'm going hiking with 80lbs of gear, I won't appreciate a loss of a few pounds. Any scenario I can imagine where I'm already carrying 80lbs in gear involves scenarios that I wouldn't be bringing my laptop regardless of the weight.

Especially if you get a proper bag or backpack to carry the laptop with. The laptop would need to weigh over 12lbs before I even noticed I was carrying it with a shoulder-strap.

This message makes me think you are not used to carry your laptop on the daily basis. Try to carry you laptop at least a one day having for example a big walk (get new area/city to explore on the foot, for example).

I lug around my laptop every single day. I bought a cheap bag off Amazon [0] because I also lug around the charger and an external mouse. I also carry a gallon of water with me everywhere I go.

[0] https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DUGZFWY/ref=oh_aui_deta...

I'm glad you're tough enough to carry heavy laptops, most of the people are not so tough.

I could understand that answer if laptops weighed 45lbs....but honestly if carrying around a few pounds is too heavy, I'm curious how they have the energy to even walk anywhere? =\

I agree with the OP, it's not a big deal. I used to cycle 20km with the laptop bag on my back, a little more or less is like adding a book to the bag, I don't even notice it