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Shit, I treat my MacBook Pro like gold, I know how much it costs, I won’t even put a drink near it.

Interesting, I'm usually of the opposite mind. If I pay $2500 for a ThinkPad I expect to be able to spill water on it and it continue to run great. Otherwise what's the price premium for? A shiny case?

In case you're wondering, ThinkPads do in fact have a drainage hole for those unexpected spills while working away. I wish my current HP ProBook 5310m had one.

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Reliability and robustness are features of ThinkPads, not basic laptop functionality. With the ThinkPad, a good chunk of the 2.5k goes towards making it a solid product. With the apple, a good chunk goes towards making sure it's pretty and a trendy product. Simple as that.

Must have been before they were bought by Lenovo. Seems like the T61's we have at work are nothing but trouble.

Regarding the new Macbooks, the casing machined from a solid block of aluminum is very robust. Quite a bit more robust than any Thinkpad I've ever had by hands on.

Not to mention Dell's warranty covers spills and other accidental, non-abuse use cases. Mistakes happen, I'm willing to pay my insurance money instead of worrying about what's happening to my precious gear.

I'm a Mac user, and Apple's customer service is top notch - way better than Dell's consumer customer service (3 hours on hold? hurray!), but I have to admit that the accident coverage options in their warranty makes me jealous.

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