They’ve tried adding membranes and strengthening the mechanisms with different materials with every new release, but still the keyboards drop letters like a clumsy postman. I had the joy of experiencing this firsthand when the “B” key stopped working on my work MacBook. The tranquil office air was pierced by my frenzied tapping as I attempted to spell ‘baboon’ or ‘flibbertigibbet’ without going mad. I have enough reasons to be angry (the economy, getting beaten by children at videos games, why I don’t have my own exotic menagerie, etc).

I don’t need another, especially when you type for a living. Why spend more?Ī frequent topic that comes up in both casual conversations and online punditry is that you can get similar specs for less cash if you opt for a Windows laptop over a MacBook. One thing that always gets missed is that Apple’s portables last a lot longer than their Windows brethren - only 10% fail by the third year of ownership, according to Consumer Reports, around half that of Windows rivals. My brother is still chugging along on a 2008 MacBook Pro, and it handles all his requirements - including high-end music production software - like a true champ. Meanwhile my old plastic-shelled Windows laptop from the same year died after a paltry 24 months. In making its products so reliable, Apple has created something of a problem for itself. There’s just no need to upgrade to the latest and greatest unless you absolutely have to.

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