We Need a Better PC
Not disagreeing with the premise, but just want to plug a machine I am very happy with.<p>I was a lifetime mac owner (since OS 9) and my 2010 Macbook Pro finally broke down this year.  It made it that long because I doubled the RAM, replaced the battery, and replaced the HDD with a hybrid drive.  Finally the battery puffed up and exploded.  I brought it to the Apple Store and they were beyond useless.  The new MBPs are not modifiable in any way, and Apple&#x27;s customer service is not what it used to be.  So I decided to get a non-Mac for the first time in my life.<p>I ended up with an Asus Zenbook UX305LA.  It&#x27;s a 13&quot; 1080p screen, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Core i5 processor.  Cost me $749 and I dual-boot WIndows 10 and Ubuntu (spending 95% of my time in Ubuntu).  It costs about 50% what a similar specced Macbook would cost and is similar size&#x2F;weight to the Macbook air.  Build quality is fantastic (open with one hand, good keyboard, glass trackpad, etc).  The battery life is not quite as good as a 13&quot; MBA but better than a Macbook Pro.  Overall I am extremely happy with it.<p>Considering that my last MBP cost me $2200 up front plus ~$300 in repairs over time and lasted me ~4.5 years.  That&#x27;s about $500 a year.  This machine cost $750.  If it lasts over a year and a half, the experiment is a success.  So far it&#x27;s been nothing but great.