I don't think anything matches macbook's solid aluminium body and build quality. After I've dumped my ubuntu laptop few years ago, I don't want to go back to al

I don't think anything matches macbook's solid aluminium body and build quality. After I've dumped my ubuntu laptop few years ago, I don't want to go back to all that plastic rubbish. Not all laptops created equal, so yes, you can probably find decent hardware. It will inevitably be priced similarly or above the Mac alternatives. So no gain in HW department. Now consider OS. I have to use win7 desktop at work, and have to maintain my wife's win7 laptop at home. Both are orders of magnitude worse than ubuntu or osx. And any decently built laptop comes with Windows preinstalled and manufacturers rarely care about other platforms. Good luck fiddling with the 3d graphics and wifi drivers. I'm not saying it's impossible to set it up, and maybe it's much easier today than last time I've tried 2-3 years ago. Maybe it's not too bad. But still, is it worth it? And btw, please share your experience, if you try any of the alternatives suggested here. I'd love to find a good alternative to my MBA. But for now I just don't see a point in trying.