Originally Posted by candyflip

Build yourself a PC with all the same parts Apple is using and load OSX onto it. It's entirely possible and not all that difficult to do. You can install a fully retail copy of OSX that will get all updates from Apple on identical hardware. There's a huge community of people putting OSX on just about any PC/Laptop out there.

Fuck around with it. See how it holds up. Then if you want to overpay for Apple hardware, go for it. I built one after buying one and it makes me sick that I paid what I did for the Apple box.