Comparable laptops aren&#x27;t really any better. The rMBP is a lot more repairable than say the Surface Book (which won&#x27;t let you even open the case without possibly cracking the display). At least Apple has a battery replacement service at an advertised price--what&#x27;ll Dell charge you to replace the non-servicable battery in the XPS13 or XPS15? And no other PC laptop hits that right sweet spot of power&#x2F;battery&#x2F;display quality. ThinkPads have great power and good battery, but shitty screens.[1] Dells and HPs with gorgeous 4k screens can barely get 4-5 hours out of them.<p>I almost jumped ship recently because the Surface Book hits a great mix of screen quality&#x2F;power&#x2F;battery life, but judging by the forums, it&#x27;s buggy as hell. So what to do? I&#x27;d love a swap-able battery in my rMBP like I have in my T450s, but at the end of the day, I never reach for my ThinkPad when I&#x27;ve got my Mac handy. I&#x27;ll just go ahead and pay the $200 bucks Apple charges to replace the sealed battery.<p>[1] My non-technical wife, who has a Mac, recently needed to use my work laptop. Her first reaction on seeing the screen was &quot;wow, your firm cheaped out, huh?&quot; I&#x27;ve got a totally maxed out ThinkPad T450s with i7, 20GB of RAM, and FHD IPS display.