> Look, Apple isn't the only game in town when it comes to nice laptops, the Surface Book is really nice, but when you're comparing "computers I actually want t

> Look, Apple isn't the only game in town when it comes to nice laptops, the Surface Book is really nice, but when you're comparing "computers I actually want to use for any extended period of time" $1200 isn't all that expensive. And that's the point. $1200 IS expensive to some people who are only using it for basic computing tasks. Some people do know what they are getting. They don't care about all the QoL improvements in more expensive laptops as long as they can afford it.