It's not clear how much you need a Mac in itself.
If not, there are a few high-end ultrabooks having a better performance+build quality to price ratio.
If not, there are a few high-end ultrabooks having a better performance+build quality to price ratio.
Would you be able to recommend a few good ones? I've looked around a bit (only a bit), and everything seems priced in the MacBook range (ie. $1000+).
Ended up buying the MBA Haswell with i7, 8gig, 512gb ssd for +-€1800. No regrets here.
It's a solid average machine, works well, does what it's supposed to do. But I've been feeling like getting myself a better (more "high-end" system) - be it an ultraportable like the MBA, or a desktop replacement like the 17-inch system76/Clevo laptops.