I think the point is that not only is the Apple product multiple times more performant, but it is seen as a luxury brand. So they paid luxury brand prices for c

I think the point is that not only is the Apple product multiple times more performant, but it is seen as a luxury brand. So they paid luxury brand prices for cheap junk. Depending on your use case, a new MacBook Air is probably at least 2x-3x as fast as a Celeron in single core performance and comically more performant in multi-core performance: [1] https://browser.geekbench.com/macs/macbook-air-2022 https://browser.geekbench.com/macs/macbook-air-2022 [2] https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/15907690 https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/15907690 Of course your performance on any given application will vary, but I'm willing to bet there are very few applications where the ultra-low-end Celeron would come out on top. On the quality side, Apple laptops are generally well-built, have higher end screens and construction, good battery life, etc. If you prefer a different brand, that's fine. But you certainly shouldn't be using public money to pay premium prices for junk computers with outdated tech.