I don't think anyone will deny that Apple has effective marketing. But they also deliver a product that is above average in almost all factors, except for repai

I don't think anyone will deny that Apple has effective marketing. But they also deliver a product that is above average in almost all factors, except for repairability. For PCs you need to research quite a bit and select the right configurations. It seems you favor repairability over all other factors: display quality, touchpad, HD speed, battery life, weight, a physical store for support, etc. I used to repair laptops over a decade ago and at that time I would also put repairability at the top of my list. That was a time with failure prone mechanical hard drives, CD-drives, and chassis made of cheap plastic. Most laptops even back then survived water or tea spills fine though they didn't fare so well with soda, coffee, and urine. Perhaps that history is what's driving your personal bias. These days machines are more reliable and I personally would prefer a smaller and lighter machine even if the tradeoff is repairability.