Comment by dkjaudyeqooe
3 months ago
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.
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
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.
> 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.
> Apple Plus is amazing
It’s a pretty expensive service offering that you have to buy on top of a pretty expensive laptop.
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.
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.