MacBook Pro: are they really worth it?

nick_scheu
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:15:42 +0000

I didn’t say it was Microsoft’s fault. Apple-branded computers offer full, official support for all major operating systems, and standard PCs don’t. Whether that’s good or bad is irrelevant: it’s a fact.

I’m aware of Hackintoshes–I have one myself, in addition to my MacBook Pro. They’re not supported, drivers are flaky, and you have to build them yourself. The fact that people go through all that trouble to build them tells me that Apple has, even to people who refuse to buy their products, a superior operating system.

(I have a Hackintosh that’s used as a media server and NAS device. Apple doesn’t offer anything that fits my needs, and I’m enough of a techie to make it work. Hackintoshes aren’t an option for most people.)