david1196

For their specs and cooling and the fact that everything is basically integrated in them? They are ridiculously overpriced.
 
They DO have the benefit of not cheaping out on components though. For example: if you got a hard drive in a Macbook Pro, you'd never get a second-rate brand that's likely to show problems in a year or two. You're also likely to get 7200RPM drives instead of 5400RPM that is all the rage with most lower end (and midrange) laptops. The price to upgrade to better drives is not much, and it doesn't satisfy the price difference between Windows laptops and macbooks, but it's stupid that companies like Dell and HP and Lenovo etc have to low-ball us for that $5 (which can be translated into consumer price) to give us better hard drives and stuff.
 
The problem is that budget windows laptops, which are seen as their counterparts (as internal part strength is compared) suck due to being "budget" laptops, and people don't understand that budget laptops are terrible for anything beyond browsing the web and typing up a paper. Playing LoL, using Photoshop, watching livestreams on twitch? You should be getting a midrange laptop that's close to or as expensive as the macbooks. The macbooks can't cool worth a damn, but they can handle that level of low-power usage like I just described, and budget laptops can't. More midrange laptops can, and can handle more work too (though not medium work like 120fps CPU-intensive gaming or heavy work like good video rendering/3D modeling/good livestreaming).
 
In general, it's up to you what you want to buy. Just be wary that regardless of what you think of Apple, their prices *ARE* jacked up quite a lot, and a similarly-specced, almost-as-expensive windows laptop is likely to have very good internal construction (probably surpassing the macbook, which DOES focus on outer-body construction/looks/etc) and you should check reviews that test those things; possibly notebookcheck reviews. They favour design and aesthetics greatly, however they do check things most reviewers won't check or report on. At least lately Linus has been reporting temps and the workloads that he puts things under, etc, which is a lot better. 

Don't see a point to buying the newest macbook honestly. One port = a deal breaker for me.
 
I'm sorry, what if i wanted to use a mouse, AND have a usb drive plugged in? Oh, i need a dongle? and what about a mouse, phone, and usb plugged in? Another dongle? Well then, i think i see a pattern here. 
 
PC focused on being able to integrate components into the system interiors, i.e. more hard drives, and the like. Mac poured everything into thunderbolt, meaning external drives, and the like. Leading to a spaghetti monster of cables for those who wanted large storage. 
 
Current non-apple laptops still incorporate internal ports, leading to not have to have 5 freaking usb splitters. Apple may have stopped making *cough* traditional desktops, but they've continued their spaghetti monster belief for computers.

I never had an issue like this with the onboard sound from the same motherboard to my Logitech 5.1 speakers.  I wonder what is causing your problem?  Could it be the I/O shield causing issues? Maybe it is touching something it should not be touching and causing interference?  I just winged that off the top of my head.  Anyway when I have more time to look up things tomorrow I will but I am too tired now and have yet to watch the latest The Walking Dead episode so got to get that in before bed.  GL with figuring out what you problem is.

It's most likley interference with your on board sound or souncard. Best solution is an external dac and amp such as the Fiio E10 but it's geared more towards headphone users

Linus is getting more famous hehe 

Wow so sexy I want it.
The computer looks nice too

I had to over double the volume of the stuff I normally do to the point when I did somethong else I was deafened.

How close is your speakers to the area where you move your mouse? Are the speakers on top your desk? If that's the case, you are hearing static because of Electromagnetic interference. You can fix the static by moving your speaker a little farther from your speaker.
 
Let me know how it goes, Good Luck!