> There is no laptop that I can buy today that is equivalent to an M2 MacBook Pro at any price point let alone significantly cheaper. Why are you comparing wit

> There is no laptop that I can buy today that is equivalent to an M2 MacBook Pro at any price point let alone significantly cheaper. Why are you comparing with an imaginary equivalent? Different things matter to different people - dimensions, weight, battery life, raw power, extendability, screen. There are a bunch of options that beat M2 Macs on all those bar battery life - e.g. my personal Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is better for the things that matter to me than my work-issued M1 MBP and it's not even close - a screen that doesn't cause eyestrain within tens of minutes, choice in the OS, similar dimensions, much more raw power, extendability, repairability. The only thing in which it's worse is battery life. An LG Gram is lighter than an MBA/MBP, and goes to 17'' for the screen size. Don't get me wrong, MBP hardware is pretty good. The problems are lack of choice (like screen type), highway robbery when buying extra RAM/storage, and a nearly total lack of repairability and fully total lack of extendability. Oh and a pretty subpar OS.