Thanks to the ZenBook, I'm no longer recommending MacBooks

Which is not surprising, since the guy has been on an anti-Apple crusade for years now. As usual, there is not much substance to his rants.<p>I would rather like to see a <i>real review</i> that takes both laptops apart, compares the quality of components, benchmarks both laptops properly, etc.<p>Without a proper comparison this is not more newsworthy than a comment...

He historically recommended macbooks because OSX was better. Having non-power users switch OS just doesn't seem like a very friendly recommendation to me. Maybe OSX is better, but it just isn't that better (FTFF).<p>My reason for preferring a macbook has always been about the hardware. Much better trackpads (only a few of the newest utlrabooks seem to have have finally gotten it right..in 2012), higher quality build, and I love the command-key (granted, this is largely due to OSX and how consistently it's used).<p>They simply make it more efficient to use a small form factor.

"When Windows 7 was released, one major advantage of Apple laptops - a better operating system - vanished."<p>Seriously?

First rule of "hackers" - you do not recommend macbooks.