This is how I read this blog post:

I am getting a new laptop, hooray! My requirements for the perfect laptop are:

1. Thing

2. Thing 2

3. Thing 3

4. Thing 4

In the end I decided I don't need things 2, 3 or 4 and just bought a laptop.

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You tried just about the lowest end Apple laptop and compared it to a custom built laptop. The blog post didn't explain why other brands/models were discounted.

I also find it strange that a requirement of '10 hours of battery life' made the initial list of requirements and was then dropped, but something like "runs Windows well, which I need because of Camtasia" didn't factor into the equation.