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No it will continue to be used until the price is closer to the price of similar spec windows laptops. Where I live at the moment its anywhere from 2x to 1.5x t

• kristjansson 10y ago
  I'd love to buy a competitive device that's 1/2-2/3 the price of a MacBook, but I've never seen one at that price point. The models that come up in these threads usually lack a quality screen, long battery life, durable construction, or good support for Linux / unix user land tools or some combination thereof. Linux subsystem for windows may be starting to address the last point, but I haven't had the chance to use it yet.
  • rayiner 10y ago
    The closest competitors, like the XPS series and the Surface Book, are nearly as much as a Mac or more. The closest XPS 13 to the bottom touchbar 13" MBP costs $150 more. Microsoft sells $2,000+ Surface Books with only 8GB of RAM.
    • OrwellianChild 10y ago
      Am I doing this wrong? Looks like the XPS 13 with similar spec is $1,220 [1] vs. $1,800 [2] for the Macbook Touchbar? [1] https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01LQTXED8 https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01LQTXED8 [2] http://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro http://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro
      • rayiner 10y ago
        I went to Dell.com: http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/xps-13-9360-laptop/dncwt5122hv2 http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/xps-13-9360-la....
  • amalag 10y ago
    It's true, the higher end windows laptops are very comparable to Macbook prices. People get confused because Macbook's are only high end and people see windows machine in a full range