])ragon_\/oid;16671501 said:
Was looking at a rMBP earlier today. Way too expensive for an i5 based laptop.
Since getting to know Macs for the first time earlier this year, I've been thinking about questions such as these. The best wat to get the point accross is by asking these questions:
How often do people move from traditional PC laptops to Macs?
How often do people move from macs to traditional PC laptops?
My impression is that the large majority of people who have exposure to macs, stick to them. They've learned that computing is about more than the any single feature or combination of specs. The ease of use these computers offer is just really hard to give up, but it comes down to great design, quality materials, attention to detail, and integration of hardware and software.
So there you have it from a person who understood nothing of this only a year ago, but will buy a 22k Macbook Pro in an instant again. The value they offer is quite a bit higher than the typical 13k Asus or Dell after accounting for the price difference I'd say.