The EliteBooks aren't even close to Macs in engineering. They're probably the closest thing I've found, but there are teething issues with all of them - like poor speakers, or noisy 3.5mm jacks, or poor display, or iffy keyboards, or poor trackpads.
Apple get all of this stuff right almost all the time, in almost every machine they build.
In fact, I only say almost above because it seems like they would have at least one lemon, but I can't think of what it is.
I have to agree 100%. My work computer is an EliteBook and the headphone jack has constant static, the fan runs high even on simple tasks, and the trackpad is downright terrible. I prefer my older MacBook Air's hardware by far.
That's a good point. I forgot how magical the trackpad is on the MBPs compared to every other laptop I've ever touched. I couldn't imagine bringing a travel mouse with me but I used to ALWAYS have one with my PC laptops.
Apple get all of this stuff right almost all the time, in almost every machine they build.
In fact, I only say almost above because it seems like they would have at least one lemon, but I can't think of what it is.