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Ok, here's something 4K with same or better other specs compared to mine, at $1000. https://www.amazon.com/VivoBook-Touchscreen-i7-7700HQ-GeForce-Essentials/dp/

Ok, here's something 4K with same or better other specs compared to mine, at $1000. https://www.amazon.com/VivoBook-Touchscreen-i7-7700HQ-GeForce-Essentials/dp/B077X9D48G https://www.amazon.com/VivoBook-Touchscreen-i7-7700HQ-GeForc... I've used the trackpad and looked at the screens of MBPs and it was nothing special. Didn't even realize the resolution was more than normal 1080p at the time. Battery life/speakers/microphone/trackpad are fine on mine. I don't see how you could think aesthetics are important enough to skimp out on power.

foldr 7y ago
You can get a macbook air for not much more than $1000, with all the advantages that I mentioned. The ASUS laptop you link to has a poor battery life. You can't seriously claim that the macbook trackpads are not ahead of the competition. >Didn't even realize the resolution was more than normal 1080p at the time. Ok, but macbooks are targeted at the majority of people who can easily tell the difference.
- jimmaswell 7y ago
  I'm sure I could tell it was over 1080p if I was paying close attention. It's mostly just passing familiarity being around coworker computers. Maybe Macbook trackpads really are that great but I have no complaints about mine. And I'm sure the battery life is fine if you turn on power saving features and don't leave intensive stuff running.
  - foldr 7y ago
    I'm just pointing out that there are real differences between a macbook and an $800 Windows laptop. Those differences may not matter to some people, which is fine. But it's simply not the case that the laptops you're linking to are comparable to macbooks. E.g., I would not switch to those laptops primarily because of the trackpad, screen, battery life and overall build quality.