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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by throwawaymsft on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @04:26AM (#8958896)
If you've ever used one you'd immediately notice the build quality, responsiveness, usability and a zillion other factors which are hard to quantify.

Comparing spec sheets doesn't do justice to the actual experience of using one. If you're serious, borrow one from a friend for a few days.

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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by adl on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @01:15PM (#8961479)
I have owned dozens of Macs (personal and work), from the clamshell iBook, TiBook, White iBooks, to the latest MacBooks and a few iMacs too. I'm very familiar with the platform ;-)

Most of the time they are above the average PC/Laptop, I do give you that, but recent models have reduced functionality (non replaceable batteries, memory, HDD, dongles for ethernet, etc) all in the name of Form over Function.

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Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results by snom380 on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @05:08PM (#8962859)
Isn't the SSD replaceable on all of them? Sure, there are trade offs, but do you think built in Ethernet is important enough to warrant making a laptop thicker, given the WiFi speeds we have today?
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