The ThinkPad X200 looks like an absolutely marvelous machine and I’m sure that it is built like a tank as are all other ThinkPad laptops. (My first laptop was a

The ThinkPad X200 looks like an absolutely marvelous machine and I’m sure that it is built like a tank as are all other ThinkPad laptops. (My first laptop was a ≈2003 15" ThinkPad and I liked it very much.) I will probably not buy a ThinkPad or a comparable other non-Apple laptop in the next few years, though. Many people seem often puzzled by that. Isn’t the ThinkPad cheaper? Sure! Doesn’t it have comparable or better specs? Of course! Why would you …? Because I like the way a MacBook looks and feels! While that might be a perfectly valid reason for buying the 300€ more expensive coffee table that doesn’t seem to work with computers and I honestly don’t know why. I would have no second thoughts about buying the otherwise identical but 300€ more expensive laptop just because I like how sleek it is. This comment is in no way intended to refute anything of what you said. I can understand that some people prefer to only look at the specs and they should probably not buy any computer from Apple. I’m like that with some other things, too. It’s just to provide an additional perspective and to explain why I personally (and maybe other people) buy laptops from Apple even though competitors offer cheaper alternatives with better specs.