Hello!

Ok, so I want to invest into a new Laptop, and I was wondering, who of you has a MacBook and who has a Laptop and what would you recommend me?

I really cannot decide, because on one side, the MacBook is so expensive but seems like a better product and Laptops are pretty cheap but I am not sure if they are such good products.
I do have the money for a MacBook but I am not sure if I want to spend it..

Thank you for help!

That's like asking "Dasani vs. water?"

What the hell is Dasani?

depends on what you use it for but if it's just the usual stuff, get a Macbook. they're expensive but worth the money. they are more handy, look and work better than any other laptop could. they're easy to use and reliable. it's a good investment.

macbooks are laptops tho
you mean a pc?

I like Macbooks tbh. Had a PC for YEARS and hated it.

First a Macbook is a laptop.

Second get a PC (a laptop that runs Windows). As a person into Apple products, their computer section is not my cup of tea. For the price you pay for a Macbook, you can get a PC for a price similar or less that has more features, is a stronger investment, and is more future proof (in that you can upgrade the Ram and such).

You can get yourself a PC that is just as pretty as a Macbook, with great material used, and does much more than a Macbook ever can. Be smart

It's really your decision but Macbooks tend to last longer while PCs tap out after a couple of years. I have yet to switch to a Mac because I don't like spending large amounts of money at one time () but the last PC I had gave up after about 4-5 years. I want a Macbook badly.

PC is better. You just have to see which ones aren't cheap crap.

Most people get a new laptop every 4-5 years

We need to know more about your laptop needs to even answer this question even remotely decently:

• What is your budget?
• Do you play games? What games do you play?
• What do you use your laptop for?
• What applications do you commonly use? Anything special for work?
• Do you have a perferred OS? Have you used both?
• What are your needs in terms of screen resolution, size, and form factors?
• If an application you need to use is not avalible is not avalible on OSX are you willing to use bootcamp etc?
• Do you need at least a certain GPU or CPU to handle any extensive tasks you use your laptop for? Gaming, video editing, etc?

etc....

Without you giving us more info then any answer people give you is simply them telling you what THEY PREFER, when their use cases can be totally different.

Mac>>>

MacBooks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>

MacBook by far.

macbook.

MacBooks are a MUCH better investment for multiple reasons.

First of all, they're built with the best materials you will ever find in a laptop. The aluminum unibody ensures that it's built with a solid construction, and it's much more resistant to damage. Of course it also looks beautiful, is great to the touch, and is very difficult to scratch. Because of this, the laptop will last you a very long time. I know people who still have non-unibody MacBooks from 2005 that still work great. Regular laptops aren't built with as high quality parts which is why you don't see people keeping them for as long. Most of the parts inside are built to Apple's specifications, so they're made for the MacBook, allowing better performance and more efficiency.

Second, OSX is an awesome operating system. Almost everyone who dislikes it never actually gave it a chance. It took me a few weeks to adjust to the change, but once you do, it's a much better experience than Windows. Launchpad and Mission Control are so useful, and there are buttons and multitouch shortcuts for both. When you get used to OSX, you'll find yourself using those all the time because they make things a lot more convenient. OSX also has a lot of great dedicated programs so you don't have to worry about downloading them. You have Mail, Reminds, Calendar, Messages, iTunes, iPhoto, etc. along with iLife. Overall, it gives you a very complete and integrated feeling of an operating system, which works because OSX is made for Macs, and vice versa, but Windows has to suit the needs of many manufacturers. Oh, and don't forget that you can install Windows via Boot Camp if you ever do need to use Windows for something, so you're not restricted to only OSX. The only thing I've had to install Windows for is gaming (GTA IV to be exact) because Windows just tends to run games better (and many Mac games are PC ports). However, games like The Sims 3 work great on OSX, so I haven't even had a Windows partition since my last MacBook.

Third, and this is literally on the investment side, they have a great resale value. When I was shopping for my first MacBook, I was looking at the base 15" model. That retailed at $1,800. I saw mint condition ones on eBay for ~$1,450. I paid $2,400 for my Retina MacBook Pro but if I sold it, I could still get at least $2,000 for it. As long as you keep it in good condition, you can still get about 3/4 of what you paid for it. Even if you sold yours once it was 3-4 years old, you could still get over 1/2 of what you paid. Windows laptops don't hold their value nearly as much, and if you sold a one year old laptop, you'd probably only get about 1/2 of what you paid.

I used to be a Windows guy and despised the 'overpriced' Mac line. Once my HP Envy laptop had gone through three different repairs and then still had major issues, I sold it for what I could and got my first MacBook in late 2011 because I needed something built with quality. Now I have a Retina MacBook Pro and I absolutely love it. The price tag of the MacBook may scare you, but it really is worth the extra money.

More features? Such as? And you can't make a better investment than an Apple product because the demand for them is so high. You can upgrade the RAM (amongst other things) in a regular MacBook Pro, and if you can afford a Retina MacBook Pro then you can probably afford the custom upgrade from Apple (I upgraded to 16GB RAM).

I love MacBooks, I do think some of the more trivial pieces of hardware can be kind of crappy for what you are paying though... I just replaced my less than 4 year old one because a handful of keys stopped responding and it would have cast around $400 to fix because you have to replace the entire casing since it is basically all one unit, and prior to that I had problems with the optical drive, one of the usb ports, and trackpad which I had been able to fix while it was under the extended warranty (although the trackpad issues came back).

To be fair though, I had certainly put it through a fair share of wear and tear because I carried it with me everywhere and even dropped it a couple of times (they weren't really bad but enough for some tiny dents). And in the end, I still love the interface... while Windows seems to be trying to do something similar, it still isn't even close yet from what I have tried.

As others already said: You need to know what you want to do with your computer, what are your needs?
Are you just checking your mail and browse facebook? You will not need a MacBook for that.
Are you watching movies on it? How? Do you stream them? Do you need a Blu Ray/DVD player?
How much storage do you need? What's your budget? Do you want to carry it around? Are you typing a lot? Are you using it often outside in the sun? How important is long battery life? Do you need certain software that only runs on Windows?

There are so many things you need to take into consideration but in the end it will help you make the right decision. Many people who have no clue don't think about it and just get the cheapest or nice looking one offered from the store but that's dumb and a waste of your hard earned money.

Anyways, after using Windows 98, XP and Vista on desktops and laptops, I decided to move to Mac OS last summer. In 2008 when I got my Sony Vaio for 1200€ I got a quality product but nowadays I feel like 90% of Windows machine feel like they gonna break if you push just a little too hard which is scary. I was testing different keyboards and was a little shocked. Even though Win7 is a good operating system it's still not as comfortable as MacOS is. You actually feel like it's helping you and wants you to be productive. It also cleans itself when idle so your system doesn't slow down after a while which I absolutely hate with Windows.

I absolutely love my MacBook Air and wouldn't trade it for anything right now. It's stylish, it's light, it's powerful (I believe the 2012 model is the first one you can really recommend), battery lasts up to 8 hours. Only thing that could be improved is the screen.