The normal Mac Books have a decent repair-ability score according to [a href="http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Unibody+Mid+2012+Teardown/9515/2"]iFixit[/a]. The Retina ones are [a href="http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+15-Inch+Retina+Display+Mid+2012+Teardown/9462/3"]nigh unfixable[/a].
[a href="http://techreport.com/news/22944/kaspersky-mac-os-is-really-insecure"]Mac OSX is incredibly insecure[/a].
[a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/kaspersky-apple-10-years-behind-microsoft-in-terms-of-security/11706"]OSX is 10 years behind Windows in terms of security[/a].
[a href="http://blogs.computerworld.com/operating-systems/20585/apple-finally-admits-macs-can-get-viruseswell-almost-admits-it"]Macs get viruses[/a], [a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225862/Fast_growing_Flashback_botnet_includes_over_600_000_Macs_experts_say"]and a lot of them[/a], [a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22623716/apple-company-mac-computers-hacked-employees-infected"]you just don't see them because you've been convinced to not get AV software[/a].
[a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9211839/Apple_s_new_MacBook_Pros_raise_quality_concerns"]I'd have said that at least their build quality are good, but this is in contention, right now.[/a]
[a href="http://store.steampowered.com/browse/mac/"]The Steam library for Mac is still utter shite, even after 18 months.[/a]
[a href="http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/creativesuite/mastercollection.html"]Adobe Master Collection[/a] is available for both Mac and Windows, in equal measure and capability. I'm assuming you're even thinking of getting a Mac because you're in the creative business? Because there is no other reason to get one save for this. Even then, most software used in the creative industries are now cross platform, save for some stuff in the music industry. Why pay more for the same functionality?
I find the UI infuriating, nothing is in a logical place. It's in an "Apple" place. The only saving grace are the trackpad gestures.
In summary, you're paying a lot of money for a laptop that will primarily serve as a piece of bling. If that's your thing, then great. If you're wanting functionality that isn't unnecessarily killing your wallet, then laptops by other OEM's like Asus and Samsung are still the way to go (and they have nice design, too). If you're worried about bloatware, then just wipe the HDD and re-install Windows. It's not hard.
The fact that you're attributing a fast boot up time to "bloatware", and that a major selling point is a freaking light, are indicators that you're not particularly educated in the ways of the laptop. For the record, OSX's boot priorities are different to Windows', because they are two completely different OS' that operate in vastly different ways. OSX has the luxury of being able to focus on fast boot times, because it's not designed for potentially billions of hardware combinations that Windows is. So the developers have the time to really drill down and nail a quick boot sequence, alongside optimum file structure loading on log on. Windows must, and has been designed to, account for billions of hardware combinations, so excuse it if it doesn't load quite as quick because the developers have had to iron out compatibility issues instead of having the luxury of nailing down one tiny aspect of the OS design (but then again, a SSD solves all these problems). Windows is a far more advanced piece of software than OSX ever will be, for this reason alone, the fact it exists and works as it does is a damn miracle. Making an OS for, what, 20 (at most) different hardware combinations is easy when compared.
I understand that OEM's put a lot of their own shitty software on there, which is why I say to re-install Windows fresh. It's not hard, and perfectly legal.
Sorry, this came out as a bit of a rant, but I just don't want to see another person fall to Apple's marketing.
EDIT: I read the OP wrong, it doesn't have "a light", rather, "it's light". In response to that, you clearly haven't picked up one of the latest Ultrabooks, like the Asus Zenbook or the Samsung Series 9. You want light, you get them.
[a href="http://techreport.com/news/22944/kaspersky-mac-os-is-really-insecure"]Mac OSX is incredibly insecure[/a].
[a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/kaspersky-apple-10-years-behind-microsoft-in-terms-of-security/11706"]OSX is 10 years behind Windows in terms of security[/a].
[a href="http://blogs.computerworld.com/operating-systems/20585/apple-finally-admits-macs-can-get-viruseswell-almost-admits-it"]Macs get viruses[/a], [a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225862/Fast_growing_Flashback_botnet_includes_over_600_000_Macs_experts_say"]and a lot of them[/a], [a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22623716/apple-company-mac-computers-hacked-employees-infected"]you just don't see them because you've been convinced to not get AV software[/a].
[a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9211839/Apple_s_new_MacBook_Pros_raise_quality_concerns"]I'd have said that at least their build quality are good, but this is in contention, right now.[/a]
[a href="http://store.steampowered.com/browse/mac/"]The Steam library for Mac is still utter shite, even after 18 months.[/a]
[a href="http://www.adobe.com/uk/products/creativesuite/mastercollection.html"]Adobe Master Collection[/a] is available for both Mac and Windows, in equal measure and capability. I'm assuming you're even thinking of getting a Mac because you're in the creative business? Because there is no other reason to get one save for this. Even then, most software used in the creative industries are now cross platform, save for some stuff in the music industry. Why pay more for the same functionality?
I find the UI infuriating, nothing is in a logical place. It's in an "Apple" place. The only saving grace are the trackpad gestures.
In summary, you're paying a lot of money for a laptop that will primarily serve as a piece of bling. If that's your thing, then great. If you're wanting functionality that isn't unnecessarily killing your wallet, then laptops by other OEM's like Asus and Samsung are still the way to go (and they have nice design, too). If you're worried about bloatware, then just wipe the HDD and re-install Windows. It's not hard.
The fact that you're attributing a fast boot up time to "bloatware", and that a major selling point is a freaking light, are indicators that you're not particularly educated in the ways of the laptop. For the record, OSX's boot priorities are different to Windows', because they are two completely different OS' that operate in vastly different ways. OSX has the luxury of being able to focus on fast boot times, because it's not designed for potentially billions of hardware combinations that Windows is. So the developers have the time to really drill down and nail a quick boot sequence, alongside optimum file structure loading on log on. Windows must, and has been designed to, account for billions of hardware combinations, so excuse it if it doesn't load quite as quick because the developers have had to iron out compatibility issues instead of having the luxury of nailing down one tiny aspect of the OS design (but then again, a SSD solves all these problems). Windows is a far more advanced piece of software than OSX ever will be, for this reason alone, the fact it exists and works as it does is a damn miracle. Making an OS for, what, 20 (at most) different hardware combinations is easy when compared.
I understand that OEM's put a lot of their own shitty software on there, which is why I say to re-install Windows fresh. It's not hard, and perfectly legal.
Sorry, this came out as a bit of a rant, but I just don't want to see another person fall to Apple's marketing.
EDIT: I read the OP wrong, it doesn't have "a light", rather, "it's light". In response to that, you clearly haven't picked up one of the latest Ultrabooks, like the Asus Zenbook or the Samsung Series 9. You want light, you get them.
