Round 3

GOING MOBILE

What is the best laptop in the world? Quite often, the answer to that question has been some kind of MacBook. However, MacBooks needn’t be the absolute best in every category to remain relevant.

The MacBook line is certainly more up to date technologically than Apple’s tiring Mac Pro product, for instance. And when it comes to perceived quality, the best MacBooks are peerless. As a physical object, the crazy-thin 12-inch MacBook is probably the single most gorgeous portable computer yet conceived. You tend to know what you are getting with Apple portable, too. You can usually assume that great build quality and good battery life are givens. Usually! With PC laptops, it’s often a bit of a gamble, especially if you are ordering online and sight unseen.

On the other hand, Apple boxes you in with a limited range of choices and configurations, a situation that is epitomized by the aforementioned 12-inch MacBook and its single USB C port for everything. PCs can be had in all shapes, sizes, specifications, and prices. In the end, it all depends on your remit and the things you care about most. An honourable draw, then.

TIE: PC and Mac