Actually, I paid almost $2,000 for my 17" MacBook Pro three years ago. I just sold it, used, for $945 when I bought my new $2,300 17" MacBook Pro in January. Do HP notebooks keep value like that? I don't know.
I use the 17" because I edit video and produce 2D animation.
I went Mac three years go, after thinking that all Mac users were leftist heretics. Now, I'll run Windows, as long as it's on my Mac. For me and for my family - and I'm saying for me and my family - Mac simply works. In three years, this family of five has become believers (including the Georgia Tech grad daughter who didn't want a Mac because she thought only stuck-up kids had Macs; after using them for about nine months when she visited home, she caved in).
I bought a macbook pro two months ago. It is a well designed machine that has many commonsense features not found on many laptops. But, this keyboard still irritates me as does the price of some accessories. $50 for a plastic cover that costs $2 to make???
The Word (2011) software was the big surprise. With its editing and review features, Windows is superior. I’m glad I held on to my Fujitsu LT. At a certain point in my writing, I will have to put this MBP on the shelf.
If any of you know that I’m missing something, please advise me.