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by tedmiston 3801 days ago
Sure it's half the price, but at the cost of foregoing an aesthetically pleasing design, backlit keyboard (paid upgrade), gaining over a pound of weight and 40% more thickness.

For me personally, and I think a lot of us, design is more/just as important as performance at the threshold these machines have reached. I work better and enjoy the feeling of using well designed tools.