Having used a Macbook for the last 6 months as my sole computer, I can guarantee they most certainly do. They have:
- OS X (although this is always a very subjective point)
- MASSIVE 'glass' trackpad with multitouch gestures
- Solid aluminium chassis (if you drop it, it would only dint, not crack)
- Back on the internet in less than 5 seconds (with wifi) from putting it to sleep
- MagSafe power adapter
There is not really just one massive selling factor of a Macbook (excluding the trackpad). In reality, it is so attractive because of all the small, minor details that have went into it. And that is what counts. Apple thinks about the things that other companies gloss over.
OS X
So much thought has went into the design and functionality of OS X. If there was one word you would use to describe it (from an objective point of view), it would be 'consistent'. Command + a in ANY text box will select all of it's contents. Spell checker is built into EVERY app with a text field. Drag-and-drop images or other files to load them (in the 'Open file' dialog box, dragging a file
into the dialog box will automaticly navigate to that file and select it for you)
Trackpad
The trackpad on the Macbook is simply the best ever designed in the history of computing. I challenge you to find one better. It is just so big (bigger than the screen on the iPhone) and smooth. Here, size
does matter. None of that rough textured stuff I have seen too often on other laptops. Because the trackpad has multitouch (which, I must say, it not exclusive to Apple), it is so much more functional than a regular trackpad. Instead of having to click a different button to right click, or use a keyboard shortcut, I just click (or tap, which ever way you go) with two fingers. It just comes so naturally. To scroll smoothly in any application, just use those two fingers again and scroll. None of that jumpy, jerky, on-the-side movement on other laptops.
If you are going to use a laptop for more than 10 hours a day, you are going to want to make sure it's method of input is actually usable.
Aluminium chassis
The case of the Macbook is carved from a single, solid block of aluminium. It is light, solid and strong and will best any other laptop out there. My friend's macbook got bumped in his school bag, and instead of the case cracking, it just got a dint in the side.
Speed
Using a Macbook is just so seamless. Want to quickly browse the web? Just open it up and browse in just a few seconds. On Windows, you have to wait for it to come out of sleep and resume and sort all it's stuff out. None of that with a Macbook. Just open it, use it, and shut it to put it to sleep, putting it into an effective power saving mode.
The MagSafe power adapter is just ingenious, and you can tell my Apple patented the shit out of it. It just 'sticks' there when you want it to, but breaks away nice and easily when it needs to. Using small magnets, it just 'sticks' into it's plug-thingy and charges your Macbook. I know it is just how you plug it in, but it does make a whole world a difference. It really is a testimony to how much though and effort Apple put's into it's products.
watch it.
