I got this as a christmas present 2011 and I've always loved mac...I got a mac for my HS graduation 05 and I loved it ever since...So I say I'd rather not have a laptop if it aint a mac. It's not as complicated to maintain as a Windows operating laptop and it doesn't ever get slow...you can use it for years and it'll still run in tiptop shape unlike my old laptops that weren't mac...they disappoint me after some time and it gets too slow at some point..