My point was, those high end machines that compete with mac laptops already exist. XPS, HP Spectre, Surface laptop, higher end ThinkPads and ZenBooks, Razer Blade Stealth and Pro...
As for S76 systems, you can't really compare a $2000+ Macbook with a $1000 System76/Clevo ODM with the same criteria. They're just perfectly fine machines for what they cost.
> "They're just perfectly fine machines for what they cost."
Sure, but I don't care about the 'crap' segment of laptops. I want more options at the Macbook price point. People often talk about System76 as if they are Mac competitors too, so I don't entirely buy your point.
> "High end machines that compete with mac laptops already exist"
And they mostly suck. There isn't a good option that's a clear stand out Macbook competitor. There is no Windows/Linux hardware that's easy to point at and say this is clearly the one to get. All the competitors are a mixture of bad tradeoffs. Why?
I would think Microsoft would want to make a Surface laptop that's competitive in this space (that targets developers), but they haven't really.
Agree to disagree - I pointed you towards 5-6 of them that globally don't suck. Macs also have tradeoffs of their own that you seem to have no trouble dismissing.
System76 comes up a lot, but to be blunt they seem awful.
Bad resolution displays, generally terrible build, bezels, etc.
I think there’s a market for a really good non Mac laptop with Mac quality hardware design.