The Apple notebooks are completely overprice and a waste of money, especially the 13-inch Macbook Pro with the 2.3 GHz Intel i5 Duel Core processor. This is the base notebook of the pro series that is probably the minimum that would be necessary for daily computer use. Furthermore, this notebook starts at a ridiculous price of $1,249 and only goes up exponentially from there. The base components are pathetic and almost require upgrading but with each important upgrade comes with a absurd price while the same upgrade component can be bought independently from a different company for around one forth the price. But not only is it expensive but they make it extremely difficult to open to access the parts so people don't upgrade it themselves and allow themselves to be gorged by Apple. It is almost a must to upgrade the hard drive to at least 500 GB, this feature comes standard on most notebooks above $1,000. Comparing this Macbook Pro to other similar notebooks with around the same performance, the ASUS U41JF-A1 has all the superior internal parts, including the NVIDIA Optimus system which gives it a 3 hour more battery life than the Macbook Pro. All these upgrades and it is $500 less than the Mac! Apple is only rated #4 for reliability and the warranty costs $280 dollars, but compare this to Asus which is ranked #1 for reliability and include the warranty in the price. Though some people prefer the Apple operating system in my opinion it is not worth the extra $500; even if one has a dislike for windows they can switch over to Linux for free to an operating system that will never get a virus. Next time you think about getting a notebook don't get a Macbook without first looking at the better options.
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