Interesting article. Laptops are extensions of ourselves and we have an emotional bond with them. Laptops = personal. The reason Dell is rushing to setup brick and mortar distribution is to facilitate the laptop purchasing experience. People want to hold it, to touch it, to cradle it. This is where Apple is kicking serious butt. They are really the only mainstream laptop brand that means anything and the in-store Apple experience is second to none.

That said I still prefer PC laptops. My father was a designer and I grew up on Macs my entire life until around 14 when I had to buy my own computer. Do I buy a $2,000 mac or build a $1,000 PC that rocks the socks of the Mac? It really was a economic decision + I personally love to tinker and you simply can’t do that on the Mac.

However, these days I have stopped gaming and the power to price ratio is less important, but custom PCs that are cheaper look more unique. I went to NYU and in a sea of generic MacBooks my proud Ferrari red custom laptop just looks prettier.

Just my 2 cents.