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For me it's always been about repairability and expandability and Apple has gotten worse in that respect over time. It's essentially impossible to repair Apple

For me it's always been about repairability and expandability and Apple has gotten worse in that respect over time. It's essentially impossible to repair Apple hardware yourself, but Hackintosh is very easy to maintain in that regard. I have endless expansion options compared to Apple hardware. Hackintoshes are just a better choice.

coffeebeqn 3y ago
Macs do keep their resale value more though. Personally I run Linux on my own machines but I do enjoy the build quality of the MBP I get from work. It’s a whole another universe from my pretty good laptop that creaks and is made of plastic and the screen bends when I move it.. and the screen quality is not even comparable
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- Spivak 3y ago
  Yep, Linux will make mid hardware punch well above its weight class so for the right person the value/$ ratio is unbeatable. But if the highest value at any price within reason is your goal then Apple is the go-to. Which is typically why your employer who could not give a shit about a $4k expense every five years for an employee costing them a quarter mil annually in total comp opts for them.
dmix 3y ago
> For me it's always been about repairability and expandability and Apple has gotten worse in that respect over time. Apple Plus is amazing, I broke my macbook and they gave me a loner on the spot and I got it back in full working order later. I wouldn't buy any Apple product without it. Had a similar experience with an iPhone where they just gave me a new one straight up.
- joshspankit 3y ago
  AppleCare+ has a hard cap and runs out at 3 years. No matter how great it is, that’s a very short amount of time.
  - musictubes 3y ago
    Untrue. At least in the US you can either sign up for an annual plan that continues until you cancel it or you can extend the 3 year plan in annual increments.
- steve1977 3y ago
  > Apple Plus is amazing It’s a pretty expensive service offering that you have to buy on top of a pretty expensive laptop.

coffeebeqn 3y ago

Macs do keep their resale value more though. Personally I run Linux on my own machines but I do enjoy the build quality of the MBP I get from work. It’s a whole another universe from my pretty good laptop that creaks and is made of plastic and the screen bends when I move it.. and the screen quality is not even comparable

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Spivak 3y ago
Yep, Linux will make mid hardware punch well above its weight class so for the right person the value/$ ratio is unbeatable. But if the highest value at any price within reason is your goal then Apple is the go-to. Which is typically why your employer who could not give a shit about a $4k expense every five years for an employee costing them a quarter mil annually in total comp opts for them.

dmix 3y ago

> For me it's always been about repairability and expandability and Apple has gotten worse in that respect over time. Apple Plus is amazing, I broke my macbook and they gave me a loner on the spot and I got it back in full working order later. I wouldn't buy any Apple product without it. Had a similar experience with an iPhone where they just gave me a new one straight up.

joshspankit 3y ago
AppleCare+ has a hard cap and runs out at 3 years. No matter how great it is, that’s a very short amount of time.
- musictubes 3y ago
  Untrue. At least in the US you can either sign up for an annual plan that continues until you cancel it or you can extend the 3 year plan in annual increments.
steve1977 3y ago
> Apple Plus is amazing It’s a pretty expensive service offering that you have to buy on top of a pretty expensive laptop.