Yes I am an Apple fan-boy, but I have owned my share of PCs in the past decade. One of the most lauded aspects of Apple is their product design...they just make things that look good. So here is my challenge. Show me a 17-inch PC laptop that doesn't look like an overweight hunk of plastic?
For the record, the only PC laptop design I've ever looked at and said, "wow, nice lines" is the IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad X-series.
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It's funny, though; I've used plenty of Mac and PC laptops over the years, and while the Mac stuff is far prettier, the actual experience of using it never seemed to live up to the look - tired hands, awkward keyboard, etc. Whereas my current laptop, an HP Pavilion, is super comfortable to use and has a much nicer display than the old Apple laptop it replaced.
I do still look at MacBooks when I see people using them and think "that sure is pretty," though.
Posted by: John | April 16, 2007 11:07 AM
I've got a MacBook Pro, but I've seen a couple of the Ferrari Acers that are pretty sweet looking.
Posted by: Douglas Karr | April 16, 2007 12:04 PM
That's funny, because to me, apples look like hunky pieces of plastic. The iMacs remind me of the first gen iPods...
As for design, you're right. Shapeable form factor is just one benefit of proprietary hardware design.
Posted by: Jimmy | April 16, 2007 12:34 PM