I agree on 1. for sure. I bought a HP Envy laptop a couple of years ago and the hardware is terrible. The touchpad is awful compared to a MBP, the thermals are

I agree on 1. for sure. I bought a HP Envy laptop a couple of years ago and the hardware is terrible. The touchpad is awful compared to a MBP, the thermals are awful (doing anything will start the fans), and worst of all the metal is flimsy and has started to bend around the USB ports and the whole thing generally feels like it is going to fall apart, in around a year of use. Even though the envy was a fair bit cheaper than a Macbook (Air/Pro) it doesn't really make sense if it falls to pieces after a year. I usually get 5 years out of my Apple laptops and that is with insanely heavy use.