First of all, if you need OS X, just buy a PC, uninstall windows, and install OS X on it. Thus you just saved $500+.
Apple doesn't make motherboards. Apple doesn't make processors. Apple doesn't make harddrives. Apple doesn't make GPU's.
Neither does hp, dell, or (insert your favorite computer company (except asus, msi, etc)).
They buy the components from manufacturers. Apple simply chargers a higher premium on its parts.
Buying an apple computer is like going to a car dealership for parts. You'll get charged retail + a !@#$ed up premium.
Buying an apple computer is like paying $30,000 for a 2005 toyota camry. Yeah, its reliable, but at what price? (obv an 05 camry wouldn't cost $30k).
Apple's computers are designed very well. However, they're over priced...by a lot.
Typically when people compare Apple to other computers, they compare apples to oranges (lol).
People say, I bought a dell and it broke in 3 weeks and it was a pos at that. Then they bought a macbook pro and it was amazing and they still have it 2 years later.
Well when your comparing a $400 dell to a $1500 macbook pro, obviously the $1500 computer is better.
Apple sells laptops to idiots. Thats their corporate strategy. Whens the last time you saw an apple computer at a gaming event? Or in a computer technician's office?
APPLE COMPUTERS CAN GET VIRUSES
Your retarded if you think otherwise. Someone can make a virus for a computer w/ os x on it, just as easily as they can make one for a computer with windows 7 on it.
Give me 5 minutes on any mac based computer & an internet connection and I will get you a virus, and make your computer salvageable.
Overall, macs are great computers. Just over priced. They're not magic, they can't evade trojans. Yeah, there are more viruses made for pc's, but when people say ' there are 10483904u2903 viruses for pc's', they're mostly outdated virsues. And I really don't think they should be counting the viruses made for IE 1.0, seriously.
My dad downloads a virus just about every time he comes on the computer. Why? Because hes 63 years old and has no idea what hes doing. Its not because windows sucks, its not because my computer was put together by gateway, its because hes an idiot. Its his fault, not the computers. Hes the dumb !@#$ that clicked on the 'YOUR THE 1,000,000th VISITOR! CLICK TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE!'. !@#$ hes retarded.
Sorry, /rant
apple computers are way over priced and if you want a computer with similar specs, you'd be better off spending the $700 that the macbook pro should cost elsewhere. If you really want to spend $1500, grab yourself an HP envy 13 or 15