Mac build quality really isn't all that. I've known people have all sorts of issues with them, from batteries getting hot enough to cause damage, to one guy whose screen had to be held on the side with a bulldog clip or he had no picture.
Also, I think a lot of the supposed "reliability" of mac based laptops comes from two things - Firstly, they just don't go through as much, daily, as a laptop does. Their use is much more specific.
Secondly, people buy macs and are fully aware of the fact they're making a fashion statement by buying one. A lot of people buy them purely to make that statement, or because they think making that statement is proof of how great macs are, as a sort of self-extending cycle. Because of that, people with macs baby them. They really do. Two of my university lecturers have macs, and they treat them as if they're allergic to even the slightest scratch. Compare and contrast every laptop owner I know whose machine is Windows or Linux based, and they just expect their stuff to work and don't much care how the laptop looks. Or if they do, they're customising its looks themselves and don't mind getting it scuffed or scratched because they'll just do it again if need be.
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