Pros and cons of Mbps over pc ultrabooks

[crsh1976]

The main disadvantage of PC ultrabooks - Windows 8.1....period. It's "Let'sCallItModernNotMetro" interface is a mess. Windows 10 looks promising, but then again...it's still Windows.

Reducing an OS to something that's blown out of proportions and (to some extent) has been already fixed? Check.

At the end of the day, the call is whether your apps work or not; the OS and its desktop is not something one spends his entire day staring at.

OSX, especially Yosemite, has its quirks too (caveat: I'm not very fond of Yosemite and some of its annoying bugs).

If you have iOS devices, especially an iPhone, iCloud and Continuity and Handoff are great features; if you use Android tho, they'll mean nothing to you and you're better off relying on Google service integration (which works great regardless of the desktop OS you use).

 

[catan]

This question is very simple:

Pros and cons of MBP over PC?
Con:
Gaming
(I still hold onto my aging windows laptop precisely for this reason)
Pros:
Everything else

Price difference simply reflects the advantages/features the Mac has over the PC, which others have already detailed.

 

[m98custom1212]

OS X, construction, the track pad, that everything is built by Apple and is NOT fragmented is a huge plus.

Definitely not going back to a windows PC (even though I already have one..)

Like the intel processor, the samsung SSD, the lg screen

Thoughts the on

XPS 13?

 

[2984839]

As long as you're comparing similarly priced laptops, it's really just personal preference. You'd have to give them a try and see which you prefer. I don't think Apple laptops are all that special if you don't like OS X.

 

[SSD-GUY]

I'd just like to point out that this just tells the reader that your skills in choosing and assembling the components for your computers have improved (or that you were lucky this time); it says nothing of the difference between a MacBook Pro and a Windows based ultrabook.

I simply wanted to point out, that on the same hardware, OS X is (much) more stable than Windows 7, at least within my test environment which is now coming up to 3 Hackintoshes.

 

[kage207]

Unix~

 

[Badrottie]

windows ultrabooks allow upgradability IE memory, SSD, etc. Mac won't let you upgrade memory.

 

[MJedi]

Pro for MBP's? No Superfish.

 

[yjchua95]

windows ultrabooks allow upgradability IE memory, SSD, etc. Mac won't let you upgrade memory.

Quite a few Windoze ultrabooks have started to incorporate soldered RAM lately...

 

[Steve121178]

Like the intel processor, the samsung SSD, the lg screen

Thoughts the on

XPS 13?

I'd wait a few months until Dell has fixed some of the issues with some firmware/software/BIOS updates.

 

[David58117]

Like the intel processor, the samsung SSD, the lg screen

Thoughts the on

XPS 13?

Of course I was referring to the product lines. It's not fragmented like Windows with many different companies making their own laptop.

Anyway - this was in part of the review from Mashable! regarding the XPS 13:

First the reviewer got a model that was plagued with defects. The replacement had:

"Even though I didn't see any strange issues on the second test laptop, there are some quirks to the XPS 13. If you’re plugged in or running it hard, the left side of the keyboard warms up to uncomfortable levels. It’s not bad enough to stop typing, but it will make you want to close some tabs and maybe play music from your phone instead."

"Better yet, the battery life on the XPS 13 with the 1080p display is rated much better, at 15 hours, compared to 11 hours for the QHD+ model. I’ve actually tested between 8-9 hours of battery life depending on usage, which is still good but not exactly as promising as Dell makes it seem. It also means you should see at least 12 hours on the 1080p model."

"Performance is good if you’re willing to give up some battery life for it. Maximizing battery life led to problems. After playing with the power settings, I was able to squeeze out 10 hours of use, but they were 10 somewhat unpleasant hours. The XPS 13 was slow. Scrolling was chunky, new web pages loaded slowly, and even typing in Word 2013 would sometimes lag"

Despite that, the reviewer claims it's one of the best Windows laptop.

I'm sure it's great and all, but my rmbp is pretty much perfect.

 

[TechZeke]

I'm sure it's great and all, but my rmbp is pretty much perfect.

Agree. The rMBP pretty much fixed my main gripe with the cMBP - it'd get terrible hot in the keyboard area during intense use. On my rMBP, I can game for hours on my rMBP comfortably using the WASD keys. Amazing, since the rMBP is thinner. I have no issues with the display, so it's pretty much perfect. I'll stick to my Mac thanks.