tiny fx wrotewell yes, of course there are other good brands, but I'm saying in general, the mac book pro build quality is far above average. The combination of material, battery life, speaker quality, screen quality and slimness while maintaining good power for a laptop makes it a worthy consideration. I have nothing but praise for mine, and if I could go back in time, I would advice myself to buy it all over again.
I want to clarify that I am not an apple fan boy, the macbook is the only apple product I own, but I will give credit where credit is due.
2 years ago I wanted to get a 13" laptop for some light work and typing, at 1st I looked at all laptop brands but apple.
Most of those brands had mediocre laptops and the ones that had an ssd started at 1800$.
In the spur of the moment, I got a macbookpro mid2014 13" for 1350$ and it was one of the best products I have ever purchased.
The engineering and the quality was outstanding, the not so bad speakers, the amazing trackpad and screen and the nice battery were exceptional.
Moral of the story is that I used to blind-hate apple but now all I have is respect for them.
I won't for example get a 3500$ mac pro but I would get anyday a midrange macbook pro.