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Personally, I feel that most Apple products are over-hyped and over-priced items, nothing more. I know I'm going to be downvoted but I think it's the truth.

by mknits 13y ago

coob 13y ago
Personally, I feel you need to provide some substance to back up your claims for them to be worthwhile. Baseless opinion is just noise.
wldlyinaccurate 13y ago
I used to feel the same way. But have you tried finding a laptop of high build quality and similar specs? The only one I can find that comes close in terms of battery life is the new Samsung Series 9 (ATIV Book Plus) which is actually more expensive than the Air. The only thing holding me back from getting an Air right now is the low screen resolution.
- davidw 13y ago
  > But have you tried finding a laptop of high build quality and similar specs I don't like Apple much, and do not want Mac OS, but these days, this statement is sadly, frustratingly true. I am in the market for a laptop, and I have to say the specs on the 15" Retina Macbook pro are really nice. Sure, it's expensive, but I'll be staring at / working with the thing for countless hours. I'm almost tempted to buy one, but hate the idea of spending money with Apple only to have to fiddle to get an OS I like on the machine.
threeseed 13y ago
No. You will be down voted for contributing nothing to the conversation. If you think it is over-hyped and over-priced then provide a better alternative. I would love to see some more options for laptops but the quality of some of most of the PC ones are atrocious.
andyhmltn 13y ago
How? Having had a macbook pro for 4 years I can easily say it's the best computer I've had for that period of time.
gnur 13y ago
over-hyped, nearly certainly. The base models are almost never overpriced, but the upgrades really are overpriced. Base iPad is good value/money, iPad 3G with 64GB is ridiculously expensive. Try to find a phone that is comparable to the iPhone in speed/battery life/looks/storage space and you'll be paying at least as much for that phone, same with their laptops.
- jasonbx 13y ago
  My ipad 2 from 2012 has a dead battery. Its not like ipad batteries lives forever.
xutopia 13y ago
I disagree. I value a strong body for a lightweight laptop. I also really enjoy little details like the backlit keyboard and the magnetic power cord attachment that saved me more times than I can count on one hand. If you do not value any of those things then I can understand. But even if I'd install Linux on a laptop I would want it to be as well engineered as an apple laptop. Even if it means paying a few more dollars than the next best plastic shell from a competitor.

Personally, I feel that most Apple products are over-hyped and over-priced items, nothing more. I know I'm going to be downvoted but I think it's the truth.

by mknits 13y ago

Personally, I feel that most Apple products are over-hyped and over-priced items, nothing more. I know I'm going to be downvoted but I think it's the truth.

coob 13y ago

Personally, I feel you need to provide some substance to back up your claims for them to be worthwhile. Baseless opinion is just noise.

wldlyinaccurate 13y ago

I used to feel the same way. But have you tried finding a laptop of high build quality and similar specs? The only one I can find that comes close in terms of battery life is the new Samsung Series 9 (ATIV Book Plus) which is actually more expensive than the Air. The only thing holding me back from getting an Air right now is the low screen resolution.

davidw 13y ago
> But have you tried finding a laptop of high build quality and similar specs I don't like Apple much, and do not want Mac OS, but these days, this statement is sadly, frustratingly true. I am in the market for a laptop, and I have to say the specs on the 15" Retina Macbook pro are really nice. Sure, it's expensive, but I'll be staring at / working with the thing for countless hours. I'm almost tempted to buy one, but hate the idea of spending money with Apple only to have to fiddle to get an OS I like on the machine.

threeseed 13y ago

No. You will be down voted for contributing nothing to the conversation. If you think it is over-hyped and over-priced then provide a better alternative. I would love to see some more options for laptops but the quality of some of most of the PC ones are atrocious.

andyhmltn 13y ago

How? Having had a macbook pro for 4 years I can easily say it's the best computer I've had for that period of time.

gnur 13y ago

over-hyped, nearly certainly. The base models are almost never overpriced, but the upgrades really are overpriced. Base iPad is good value/money, iPad 3G with 64GB is ridiculously expensive. Try to find a phone that is comparable to the iPhone in speed/battery life/looks/storage space and you'll be paying at least as much for that phone, same with their laptops.

jasonbx 13y ago
My ipad 2 from 2012 has a dead battery. Its not like ipad batteries lives forever.

xutopia 13y ago

I disagree. I value a strong body for a lightweight laptop. I also really enjoy little details like the backlit keyboard and the magnetic power cord attachment that saved me more times than I can count on one hand. If you do not value any of those things then I can understand. But even if I'd install Linux on a laptop I would want it to be as well engineered as an apple laptop. Even if it means paying a few more dollars than the next best plastic shell from a competitor.