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I also have the same type of maxed-out 2011 17" MacBook Pro.

The replacement for that I am looking at costs $3500-$4200.

Sorry that's just not possible. There are gamer targeted systems that are better specs than anything apple ever made (even after market upgrades) in the sun $2k range.

The problem is, they don't run macOS. And if your whole work-environment is centered around macOS, it is not an easy choice to leave that behind, and consequently, hardware upgrades don't come cheap.

Sure but that's a different point.

No, if he wants to be a replacement, one has to assume he wants to be compatible and keep using the applications he currently uses. Any non-Mac system might be an "alternative" but not a "replacement".

$2k buys a lot of applications

The problem is with changing the software environment. Most applications are not available on all operation systems. So your hunt starts for solutions where the application is not available on other operation systems.

It's not just applications, it's time.

I'm in the middle of producing a 17 song concept album. If I switch platforms, I have to completely redo all my mixes and learn a whole lot of new tooling. What's the cost of that? Dozens of hours of my time...

But it won't buy the magical ability for a built PC to run macOS. I don't care about the applications, I care about the underlying OS

No, that was exactly their point.

You responded to a different point.

>There are gamer targeted systems that are better specs than anything apple ever made

Which is irrelevant. I don't a "gamer system". I want thin, light, excellent construction, and good battery life, great trackpad, and a good enough CPU/GPU to achieve all that.

Comparable Mac and PC systems for that cost $2000 and way up...

Sure. But the post I was replying to said $3500-$4200.

Yeah, but he also wanted the 1TB ultra-fast SSD option. The comparable standalone SSD modules at that speed go for $800 or so.

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