Quote Originally Posted by generics_user View Post
considering the high-power hardware present in macbooks their battery life is extremely impressive; and NO other manufacturer comes remotely close to the macbooks in terms of build quality and design
I remember taking a better look at the macbook battery life and found laptops of similar if not better hardware, with better energy consumption. The business models of both Dell and HP are not bad at all when it comes to build quality but they can be a bit more pricey than the macs but you get pretty good service. In my opinion, the Dell studio XPS 16 was better value for money than its rival macbook pro 15 (i could set it up with a quad core, + SSD + better screen and it would be cheaper than the mac), even though it has a heating issue (the macbook pro 15 does as well from what i remember). You can also look at the non mainstream brands such as Sager, which build quite good gaming laptops from what i know.