| Our friend here should first buy a laptop that is worth the same that of a MacBook Air and then compare it. "I cannot escape hardware failures no matter what brand I buy" - That includes Apple sir! "Built-in mics/cameras don’t work, batteries don’t charge, hard disks crash, motherboards die" - sounds like a $100 laptop. What else can you expect? "I still have laptops that take 15 minutes to start." - My Windows 7 Dell XPS laptop starts in under 1 minute or sometimes max 2 mins. "Shut Down Time and the 255 Different Ways Of Doing It" - takes lesser than starting up. I have set it to hibernate if i close my lid and to shut down if i press the power button. "Battery Life" - I have a 9 cell lithium battery which gives me no less than 6 hours of usage. None of the Macs can give that. "Performance" - If you are ranting so much about a "cheap" laptop which you bought ages ago and not the modern high-config (like the Macs) laptops, then I have no idea what "performance" you are talking about. "Portability" and "Noise" again a sign that you bought a cheap laptop and not a good, configured laptop. You seriously need to get a life my friend. Buy a good laptop (which will cost you money, but still less than that of any of Apple's laptops) and then compare it with a Mac. Over 90% of the world is just using Windows for bullshit reasons like that of your's. If you buy a cheap laptop you will get cheap features. |