These debates always follow the same path - compare mac to crappy windows laptop of half the price, then compare to retail price of a decent windows laptop, the

These debates always follow the same path - compare mac to crappy windows laptop of half the price, then compare to retail price of a decent windows laptop, then compare to street price of a decent windows laptop. In reality if you are paying out of your own pocket the best value is to keep an eye on the refresh cycle for decent windows laptops and buy the previous generation at a heavy discount when the latest one comes out. This obviously assumes you aren't needing a new laptop asap, rather just upgrading for whatever reason.