Quote Originally Posted by Delfuego View Post
Don't overspend. Replace more often. 10yrs is too long. Expect 3-5yrs, any extra is gravy. Get the premium warranty for at least 3yrs, they are all cheaply made and have high failure rates. I have thrown lots of +$2K laptops w/o warranty in the trash after 1-2yrs.

They are all the same on the inside
Good laptops run $1500 and up
Mac Laptop run $2k and up
Your buying the company's support more than the machine
Buy direct and not used or from a reseller

We run Dells and Macs mostly at work (thousands). Dell ProSupport + is still good. Apple support is not good. HP, Lenovo, has been hit or miss lately.
You can get a good Macbook Air for ~1000.